Preliminary report of COVID-19 testing: experience of the clinical microbiology laboratory Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

F. Ibrahim; A. Natasha; Y.R. Saharman; P. Sudarmono

New Microbes and New Infections (Sep 2020)

Preliminary report of COVID-19 testing: experience of the clinical microbiology laboratory Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

F. Ibrahim,
A. Natasha,
Y.R. Saharman,
P. Sudarmono

Affiliations

F. Ibrahim: Corresponding author: F. Ibrahim, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Pegangsaan Timur St, No. 16, Jakarta, Indonesia.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/ Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
A. Natasha: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/ Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
Y.R. Saharman: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/ Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
P. Sudarmono: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/ Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 37
p. 100733

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Indonesia first reported SARS-CoV-2 in March 2020. From March to April, clinical microbiology laboratory Universitas Indonesia in Jakarta received 4617 specimens with 12.6% positivity rate and 22% asymptomatic case. The result of this study could give an early picture of Indonesia’s COVID 19 outbreak situation.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/new-microbes-and-new-infections/

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