The role of the laboratory in coronavirus diagnostics
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This article highlights the role of laboratory diagnostics, peculiar to favoring the diagnosis of Covid19, defined as a real world emergency that has taken on the characteristics of a pandemic.
The objective was to present the activities carried out within the Microbology and Virology Laboratory of the Padua AOU, involved at the forefront of this health emergency in the Veneto region.
The protocols and methods used in molecular diagnostics have been described as the gold standard for the identification of infectious cases from SARS-CoV-2, through the use of advanced technologies.
Recent serological tests (for antibody or antigenic detection) intended to play an important role in research and epidemiological surveillance have also been described.
Finally, the highly qualified role of the Biomedical Laboratory Technician was highlighted, which, like the other health professionals, must be suitably trained and updated on the prevention and protection measures available, as well as
on the characteristics of the clinical picture of COVID-19.
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