Posted by | Mar 17, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
Olo, a compact blood analyzer from Sight Diagnostics, Tel Aviv, Israel, has been installed in Sheba Tel Hashomer’s special quarantined lab to support the management of coronavirus patients.
Read MorePosted by | Mar 17, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Research |
Time between cases in a COVID-19 chain of transmission is less than a week; more than 10% of patients are infected by somebody who is not yet symptomatic.
Read MorePosted by | Mar 13, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
The test is intended for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab samples from patients who meet COVID-19 clinical and/or epidemiological criteria for testing.
Read MorePosted by Steve Halasey | Mar 12, 2020 | Compliance, Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Lab Management |
CMS has issued a change request to inform Medicare administrative contractors about new HCPCS codes that are subject to and excluded from CLIA edits.
Read MorePosted by | Mar 11, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide diagnostic kits, equipment, and training in nuclear-derived detection techniques to countries asking for assistance in tackling the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19.
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