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Vol 14, No 1 (2021)
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SARS-CoV-2 molecular diagnostics

Piotr Grabarczyk12, Ewa Sulkowska12, Aneta Kopacz12, Aleksandra Kalińska12, Magdalena Łętowska12
Journal of Transfusion Medicine 2021;14(1):10-18.

Abstract

The new coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 infections have recently become the main epidemiological and clinical challenge worldwide (Poland included). This article is based on the presentation entitled “Hematology and transfusion medicine and COVID-19” given/conferred during the webinar in May 2020. The aim was to introduce the procedure for diagnosing the new coronavirus infection. The procedure highlights the aspects of the pre-analytical and analytical phase that are critical for the quality of the performed tests and affected by both the commissioning and test-performing personnel. On the basis of current literature, further recommendations for the improvement of molecular diagnostics of SARS-CoV-2 are also presented.

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