Mitchell, Stephanie L. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2366-0725
Orris, Steven
Freeman, Tanner
Freeman, Megan C.
Adam, Michelle
Axe, Meredith
Gribschaw, Jamie
Suyama, Joe
Hoberman, Alejandro
Wells, Alan
Article History
Received: 2 June 2021
Accepted: 22 September 2021
First Online: 18 October 2021
Declarations
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: All RT-PCR testing was performed as a part of routine clinical care, according to CLIA’88 regulations. This project was approved by the UPMC Quality Assurance Board and undertaken as a Quality Improvement Initiative and as such was not formally reviewed by the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board. Informed verbal or written patient consent was waived as per the UPMC Quality Assurance Board. Patient data collected for this project were de-identified, obtained and stored securely in a REDCap database (NIH/NCATS UL1 TR000445) via HIPAA-compliant procedures. No administrative permission was required to access raw data for the study as approved by the UPMC Quality Assurance Board.
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Mitchell reports grants and non-financial support from Cepheid for conducting this quality improvement project; and after completion of this work, Dr. Mitchell is now employed by Cepheid.