The laboratory response to the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic may be termed heroic. From the identification of the novel coronavirus to implementation of routine laboratory testing around the world to the development of potential vaccines, laboratories have played a critical role in the efforts to curtail this pandemic. In this brief report, we review our own effort at a midsized, rural, academic medical center to implement a molecular test for the virus; and we share insights and lessons learned from that process, which might be helpful in similar situations in the future.

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在即将发生的国家危机期间实施紧急使用授权测试。

实验室对目前严重的急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2大流行的反应可称为英雄。从鉴定新型冠状病毒到在世界范围内进行例行实验室检测再到开发潜在的疫苗，实验室在遏制这种大流行的努力中发挥了关键作用。在这份简短的报告中，我们回顾了我们在中型农村学术医学中心开展的对该病毒进行分子检测的努力；并且我们分享从该过程中获得的见解和经验教训，这可能会在将来的类似情况下有所帮助。