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The essential and critical role of laboratory medicine in the current Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak regarding diagnosis, therapeutics and prognostics cannot be overruled No laboratory test is perfect and there is always a dilemma especially for respiratory diseases as in case of tuberculosis Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV are not always perfect for any one test In case of COVID-19, we need to step ahead of PCR and also start supplementary serology testing It will provide wide range of information, important for future thinking, planning and actions against COVID-19 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Biomedica is the property of Knowledge Bylanes and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder\'s express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )
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