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SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing for Clinical Care and Infection Control (JCM ed.)
Editors in Conversation
English - November 29, 2021 21:03 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsLife Sciences Science Health & Fitness Medicine asm for fox interviews jeff magazine microbe microbiology news science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Is sequencing the SARS-CoV-2 genome useful for patient care? What about institutional infection control? And if clinical labs decide to perform SARS-CoV-2 sequencing, how should they do it? How should they report the results? And will they get paid?
Until recently, sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 genomes has mainly been done in public health or research laboratories. Now, there is increasing interest in sequencing the viral genome in healthcare settings for uses in patient care and infection control. We’ll be talking about a new guideline that can help clinical labs and institutions decide whether to perform SARS-CoV-2 sequencing.
Guest:
Dr. Alex Greninger
Dr. Francesca Lee
Links:
Clinical and Infection Prevention Applications of SARS-CoV-2 Genotyping: an IDSA/ASM Consensus Review Document https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/JCM.01659-21