Public Health Microbiology Lab Memo: Respiratory Testing

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) detection continues to be of importance in high-risk settings, and now other respiratory pathogens are circulating that cause similar presentations and syndromes.

To streamline workflow based on patient location and symptoms to support management, clinicians must identify specimens in the Meditech comment section or on the lab requisition to ensure the specimen gets triaged appropriately.