May 14, 2020
CDC posts updated point-of-care testing guidelines for COVID-19
Editor's Note
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 12 posted updated point-of-care (POC) testing biosafety guidelines for COVID-19.
The update includes guidance for:
- use of instruments in a location associated with a current Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments certificate
- site- and activity-specific risk assessment
- proper staff training
- adherence to standard precautions when handling specimens
- decontamination of POC instruments.
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