Assessment of sample pooling for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing for screening of asymptomatic persons in Tunisia.
Betacoronavirus
/ genetics
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
/ methods
Coronavirus Infections
/ diagnosis
Humans
Mass Screening
/ methods
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
/ diagnosis
RNA, Viral
/ genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
/ methods
SARS-CoV-2
Specimen Handling
Tunisia
Viral Load
/ genetics
COVID-19
Group testing
SARS-CoV-2 Tunisia
Sample pooling
Journal
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
ISSN: 1879-0070
Titre abrégé: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8305899
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
01
06
2020
revised:
26
06
2020
accepted:
29
06
2020
pubmed:
10
8
2020
medline:
27
10
2020
entrez:
10
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study is to test a pooling approach for the RT-PCR test to detect low viral loads of SARS-CoV-2. We found that a single positive specimen can still be detected in pools of up to 10. Each laboratory should conduct its own evaluation and validation of pooling protocols according to its specific context.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32768876
pii: S0732-8893(20)30502-2
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115125
pmc: PMC7335417
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
RNA, Viral
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
115125Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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