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1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Abstract:
Though testing for infectious diseases has long been performed in traditional clincial laboratory settings, more widespread availability of waived testing is expanding accessibility of patients to rapid test results. This is being further expanded to home testing. Nevertheless, with this greater democratization and availability of clinical testing there are important limitations that need to be balanced. In this article, we review the current test landscape for infectious diseases waived testing and opportunities for assuring optimal quality testing.
