COVID-19 Testing in South Korea: Current Status and the Need for Faster Diagnostics

Ann Lab Med. 2020 Sep;40(5):349-350. doi: 10.3343/alm.2020.40.5.349. Epub 2020 Mar 31.

Authors

Young Jin Kim¹, Heungsup Sung², Chang-Seok Ki³, Mina Hur⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
³ GC Genome, Yongin, Korea.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Diagnostic testing; Emergency use authorization; Korea; Outbreak; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus* / genetics
Betacoronavirus* / isolation & purification
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Republic of Korea
SARS-CoV-2
Time Factors