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AMP SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Dx Survey Shows Supply Chain Issues Hampered Ramp Up of Testing

May 28, 2020
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NEW YORK – The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) on Thursday released the preliminary results of its April SARS-CoV-2 testing survey for clinical laboratories, showing that while labs recognize the need to increase diagnostic testing capacity, a significant portion of them have experienced interruptions in their supply chains that have slowed down their ability to offer efficient testing programs to patients.

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