Ann Clin Microbiol.  2020 Dec;23(4):225-231. 10.5145/ACM.2020.23.4.1.

Experience at Department of Laboratory Medicine during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Daegu

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  • 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Korea
  • 2Daegu Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea was reported in January 2020. As the secondary transmissions accelerated within the country, the government revised the outbreak alert for COVID-19 from attention to caution. Mid-February, when a massive outbreak was reported from a church in Daegu, our institution initiated testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). More than 300 laboratory tests were performed within the first 2 months, before the number of cases began to decline. Here, we describe our experience of 4 months at the department of Laboratory Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, located in Daegu, where a massive COVID-19 outbreak occurred.

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COVID-19; Daegu; Laboratory medicine; PCR; SARS-CoV-2
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