Preliminary report of COVID-19 testing: experience of the clinical microbiology laboratory Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

F Ibrahim; A Natasha; Y R Saharman; P Sudarmono

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100733

Preliminary report of COVID-19 testing: experience of the clinical microbiology laboratory Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

New Microbes New Infect. 2020 Jul 22:37:100733. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100733. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

F Ibrahim¹, A Natasha¹, Y R Saharman¹, P Sudarmono¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/ Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Abstract

Indonesia first reported SARS-CoV-2 in March 2020. From March to April, clinical microbiology laboratory Universitas Indonesia in Jakarta received 4617 specimens with 12.6% positivity rate and 22% asymptomatic case. The result of this study could give an early picture of Indonesia's COVID 19 outbreak situation.

Keywords: Asymptomatic; COVID-19; clinical manifestation; outbreak; rRT-PCR.