Modern Healthcare May 15, 2020
Contact tracing, epidemiological analyses, and genetic studies will be integral to re-opening the country during the pandemic. The large majority of SARS-CoV-2 tests have been PCR-based and work well to give a yes-or-no answer on whether a person is infected. However, they can’t really go much further into genetic and epidemiological analyses needed to getting the world back on its feet.
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) could fill the gap, and a recent case study from the pediatric intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) illustrates why NGS is ideal for the more detailed studies that will be needed in the future.
A patient at the hospital’s PICU and his mother showed signs of COVID-19 simultaneously with four healthcare workers...
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