ADLM releases guidance to help healthcare professionals navigate respiratory virus testing in a post-COVID world
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木曜日, 5月 2, 2024
As respiratory virus testing continues to evolve rapidly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this guidance aims to ensure that patients benefit fully from emerging technologies in this field.
Key Points:
- As respiratory virus testing continues to evolve rapidly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this guidance aims to ensure that patients benefit fully from emerging technologies in this field.
- Furthermore, the guidance document discusses the role of diagnostic stewardship in respiratory virus testing, which can help generate accurate and clinically relevant results while conserving laboratory resources.
- Additionally, the authors of the guidance document propose an algorithm that can help laboratories efficiently decide on the most appropriate tests for a given case of respiratory virus infection.
- "Laboratorians should remain alert and involved to provide guidance on managing testing and the information obtained from a wider range of testing settings."