The considerable impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and COVID-19 on the UK National Mycology Reference Laboratory activities and workload.
Andrew M BormanMark FraserZoe PattersonSue McLachlanMichael D PalmerCiara MannDebra OliverPhillipa BrownChristopher J LintonAgnieszka DzietczykMichelle HedleyMartin GoughElizabeth M JohnsonPublished in: Medical mycology (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the UK National Health Service, with hospitals forced to repeatedly reconfigure to prepare for large surges in COVID-19 patients. Here we describe the impact of the first 14 months of the UK pandemic on the workload of the National Mycology Reference Laboratory.