Less is more: an ecological and economic point of view on appropriate use of lab testing for COVID-19 patients

Bioanalysis. 2021 Dec;13(24):1781-1783. doi: 10.4155/bio-2021-0064. Epub 2021 Aug 6.

Authors

Simona Giulia Signorini¹, Duilio Brugnoni¹, Rosella Levaggi², Emirena Garrafa^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
² Department of Economics & Management, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
³ Department of Clinical & Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; appropriateness; biomarkers; cost saving; environmental cost; hazardous waste; laboratory.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / blood
COVID-19 / diagnosis*
COVID-19 / therapy
COVID-19 / virology
COVID-19 Testing / economics*
COVID-19 Testing / instrumentation
COVID-19 Testing / methods
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Hazardous Waste / economics
Hazardous Waste / prevention & control*
Humans
Point-of-Care Testing / economics
Point-of-Care Testing / organization & administration
Practice Guidelines as Topic
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
SARS-CoV-2 / immunology
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity*

Substances

Biomarkers
Hazardous Waste