COVID-19 Testing Surveillance and Diagnosis: Notes from a Disease Detective

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English - November 06, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 781 MB Video - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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With COVID-19 diagnostic testing, people who test positive can isolate and get care earlier. Dr. Charles Chiu, UCSF Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medicine / Infectious Diseases, explores the various tests and their features. He also talks about SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing and its uses and a new study to identify biomarkers of the virus. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36497]