Chosun University Department of Laboratory Medicine Plays Key Role in Preventing COVID-19 Spread
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Department of Laboratory Medicine at Chosun University Hospital is playing a crucial supporting role in ensuring the safety of local residents from COVID-19.
According to Chosun University Hospital on the 29th, due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions since July, the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Chosun University Hospital has expanded diagnostic testing from three times on weekdays and twice on weekends to four times on weekdays (10:00, 14:00, 17:00, 23:30) and three times on weekends (10:00, 14:00, 17:00).
In addition to testing suspected COVID-19 patients, the hospital is also conducting 'preoperative COVID-19 tests' for all surgical patients to ensure the safety of inpatients. Approximately 100 tests are conducted daily on average, which is about three times higher than the previous month.
Wi Junyoung, head of the Molecular Diagnostic Testing Division, said, “To prevent the sporadic spread of COVID-19, Chosun University Hospital aims to assist in patient isolation treatment by increasing the number of tests.”
Kang Seongho, head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine, stated, “At the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak, the hospital’s prompt response allowed us to accelerate testing for confirmed cases. We will continue to strive to protect the safety of local residents through rapid and accurate testing until COVID-19 is eradicated.”
Meanwhile, since February, as COVID-19 spread worldwide, Korea’s 'K-quarantine' system using 'real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)' testing to quickly identify confirmed cases in the early stages of infection has been gaining attention.
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This test amplifies specific genes of the COVID-19 virus tens of thousands of times to confirm positive results, and it must be performed by skilled clinical pathologists with interpretations made by specialists in laboratory medicine.
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