Frequently Asked Questions on COVID-19 Testing at Laboratories: March 10, 2020

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  1. Where do public health laboratories get access to testing kits to detect the virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? -- 2. What is the CDC’s International Reagent Resource (IRR)? -- 3. What reagents do public health laboratories need to perform testing to detect the virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? -- 4. How do clinicians get access to COVID-19 testing? -- 5. Where can additional information about laboratory testing guidance from CDC be found? -- 6. Where do clinical and commercial laboratories get access to testing supplies to detect the virus that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? -- 7. Where do test developers get the genomic RNA needed to validate test performance for FDA? -- If a kit to detect the virus (SAR-CoV-2) is needed, then contact IRR as indicated in FAQ#1 above. -- 8. What is the NIH’s BEI Resources Repository?
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis COVID-19 Laboratories Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
• Series:
  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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