Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Revisions were made on April 2, 2020 to reflect the following:
- Clarify the allowance for other swab types with new data and to align with FDA guidance
Revisions were made on March 24, 2020 to reflect the following:
- Allowance for self- or healthcare worker-collected nasal swabs as an acceptable specimen type if NP swab is not possible
- Allowance for self- or healthcare worker-collected nasal turbinate swabs as an acceptable specimen type if NP swab is not possible
- Updated infection control link to COVID-specific guidance
Revisions were made on March 21, 2020 to reflect the following:
Revisions were made on March 19, 2020 to reflect the following:
- Allowance for OP swabs as an acceptable specimen type if NP swabs are not available.
- Standard operating procedure for public health labs to create their own viral transport media pdf icon[5 pages] in accordance with …continued .
[Original Source: CDC]