Open AccessMy Experience with SARS-CoV-2, with a Focus on Testing
Author(s) -
Peggy A. Cotter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01228-20
Subject(s) - covid-19 , coronavirus , medicine , betacoronavirus , virology , diagnostic test , coronavirus infections , disease , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) got off to a slow start in the United States. In this commentary, I describe my experience with CoV disease 2019 (COVID-19), with a focus on being tested at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Respiratory Diagnostic Center on its inaugural day.