The Role of Clinical Laboratories in Emerging Pathogens—Insights From the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15808490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric Q Konnick (University of Washington), Jordan Laser (Northwell Health), Karen E Weck (0000-0002-8516-333X, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | e213154-e213154 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JAMA Health Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2689-0186 • E-ISSN: 2689-0186 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3154 |
| PMID | 36218899 |
| OpenAlex | W3208674505 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
In the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with new SARS-CoV-2 viral variants arising simultaneously across the globe, the laboratory community continues to provide critical testing while navigating numerous and recurrent challenges. While promising progress has been made in the rollout of vaccines in some countries, diagnostic testing continues to be a vital tool to identify infections, diagnose patients, and pinpoint and monitor outbreaks. Laboratory professionals across the US, including pathologists, doctoral scientists, and medical laboratory scientists, have been tirelessly working to provide critical testing during the pandemic, but have faced regulatory missteps, staffing strains, and supply-chain shortages. After reflecting on the insights learned over the past year, we offer recommendations to improve the US response moving forward and better prepare for the next pandemic
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Diagnostic test · Disease · Economic shortage · Government (linguistics · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pathology · Personal protective equipment · Public health · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Staffing · Medicine · Nursing · Respiratory viral infections research · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing · Emergency Medicine · Virology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |