Drive-Through Testing: A Unique, Efficient Method of Collecting Large Volume of Specimens During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Aditya Shah; Douglas Challener; Aaron J Tande; Maryam Mahmood; John C O'Horo; Elie Berbari; Sarah J Crane

doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.030

Drive-Through Testing: A Unique, Efficient Method of Collecting Large Volume of Specimens During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Jul;95(7):1420-1425. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.04.030. Epub 2020 May 1.

Authors

Aditya Shah¹, Douglas Challener², Aaron J Tande², Maryam Mahmood², John C O'Horo³, Elie Berbari², Sarah J Crane⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
³ Division of Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
⁴ Division of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Abstract

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020. A major challenge in this worldwide pandemic has been efficient and effective large-scale testing for the disease. In this communication, we discuss lessons learned in the set up and function of a locally organized drive-through testing facility.

MeSH terms

Automobiles
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Mobile Health Units
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
SARS-CoV-2