Implement the most current version of regulations on health and safety measures to reduce and eliminate the escalation of Covid-19 infections in the workplace, as determined by the Department of Employment and Labour.... Read more
The repertoire of laboratory tests related to COVID-19 has expanded since the first appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019. This guide provides an update on the latest Ampath COVID-19 tests (as of March 2021), including the appropriate indications for use.... Read more
Diagnostic testing plays a critical role in the strategy to prevent COVID-19. While nucleic acid amplification tests such as the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) remains the gold standard reference method to detect SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), these assays are generally expensive and usually require laboratory facilities, mostly with longer turnaround times. There is an ever-growing need for faster and more cost effective diagnosis tests that can be performed near the individual being tested.... Read more
Several developments have occurred since the authorisation and introduction of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) antibody tests in South Africa in August 2020. This AmpathChat provides an update on the latest COVID-19 antibody tests available at Ampath as of November 2021 in order to guide testing.... Read more
While a large component of research into the adaptive responses has focused on the humoral (antibody) component of the immune response, and particularly neutralising antibody responses, it is also crucial to understand the role of the cellular immune response to COVID-19 infection, vaccination and SARS CoV-2 variants of concern.... Read more
The global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and Covid-19 disease have challenged humanity in many ways. It has also changed the health profession. One example is how laboratory professionals, clinicians, scientists and technical staff moved from their usual role of providing ancillary information to primary clinicians and public health experts to centre stage.... Read more