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Title:COVID-19 Testing, Reporting, and Information Management in the Laboratory: Fall 2021 Edition

Editor:Shawn Douglas

Publisher:LabLynx Press

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Table of Contents

• Chapter: About this book
  • Introduction
• Chapter: 1. Overview of COVID-19 and its challenges
  • 1.1 COVID-19: The terminology
  • 1.2 COVID-19: History and impact (so far)
  • 1.3 Challenges of managing the disease in the human population
• Chapter: 2. Diagnostic testing of COVID-19 and other coronaviruses
  • 2.1 Testing terminology
  • 2.2 Testing conducted on previous coronaviruses
  • 2.3 Organizational and agency guidance on COVID-19 testing
  • 2.4 Current test methods and their differences
• Chapter: 3. Adding COVID-19 and other virus testing to your laboratory
  • 3.1 What methodologies will you use?
  • 3.2 What kind of space, equipment, and supplies will you need?
  • 3.3 What other considerations should be made?
• Chapter: 4. Workflow and information management for COVID-19 (and other respiratory diseases)
  • 4.1 Laboratory informatics and workflow management
  • 4.2 Laboratory informatics and reporting requirements
  • 4.3 Additional benefits and challenges of informatics in disease testing and public health
• Chapter: 5. Final thoughts and additional resources
  • 5.1 Final thoughts
  • 5.2 Key guidance documents
  • 5.3 Web portals
  • 5.4 Key journal articles
  • 5.5 Public health lab directory
  • 5.6 Test kit and other resources
  • 5.7 Public health laboratory informatics vendors