12/03/2020: Lab Update: CDC Offers New COVID-19 Specimen Collection Infographics

Audience: Clinical Laboratory Professionals

Level: Laboratory Update

CDC recently published two new infographics for performing nasopharyngeal (NP) and nasal mid-turbinate (NMT) specimen collection in the Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens for COVID-19. Healthcare providers can use these infographics as a resource when collecting specimens for COVID-19 testing.

Online resources:

• Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing
• Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens for COVID-19
• Information for Laboratories about COVID-19
• Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 for Laboratories
• CDC’s Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS)
• Register for CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) notifications, including updates about COVID-19. Enter your email address, search for HAN, and sign up.

For questions, please contact us at LOCS@cdc.gov.

Thank you,

The Laboratory Outreach Communication System

Laboratory Outreach Communication System | Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)

Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

LOCS@cdc.gov

www.cdc.gov/locs