Covid-19 Molecular Testing and Clinical Correlates, An Issue of the Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

In this issue ofClinics in Laboratory Medicine,guesteditorsDrs.Christopher P. Holstegeand Joshua D. Kingbringtheirconsiderable expertise to the topic ofCOVID-19 Molecular Testing and Clinical Correlates.Top experts in the field cover key topics such aspoint-of-care molecular assays for SARS-CoV-2; strategies for scaling up SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing capacity; cycle threshold values from SARS-CoV-2 PCR assays; and more. Contains12relevant, practice-oriented topicsincludinganalytic and clinical performance of major commercial SARS-CoV-2 PCR assays in the United States; isothermal assays for SARS-CoV-2 detection; rapid antigen assays for SARS-CoV-2; approaches to deployment of molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2 in resource-limited settings; and more. Provides in-depthclinical reviews onCOVID-19moleculartesting andclinicalcorrelates,offeringactionable insights for clinical practice. Presents thelatest information on this timely, focused topicunder the leadership of experienced editors in the field.Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to createclinically significant,topic-based reviews.