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COVID-19 Laboratory Diagnosis Guidelines by Israa Kashaba is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document provides guidelines for laboratories performing diagnostic testing for COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. It outlines that testing should be done in qualified labs with biosafety level 2 facilities using nucleic acid detection and at least one confirmatory gene target. Both upper and lower respiratory samples can be tested, and specific collection and storage procedures are described. Positive results should be immediately reported to public health authorities, and some samples sent for confirmation te
- Author
- Israa Kashaba
- Language
- EN