Increased SARS-CoV-2 Testing Capacity with Pooled Saliva Samples

We analyzed feasibility of pooling saliva samples for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 testing and found that sensitivity decreased according to pool size: 5 samples/pool, 7.4% reduction; 10 samples/pool, 11.1%; and 20 samples/pool, 14.8%. When virus prevalence is >2.6%, pools of 5...

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Autores principales: Watkins, Anne E., Fenichel, Eli P., Weinberger, Daniel M., Vogels, Chantal B.F., Brackney, Doug E., Casanovas-Massana, Arnau, Campbell, Melissa, Fournier, John, Bermejo, Santos, Datta, Rupak, Dela Cruz, Charles S., Farhadian, Shelli F., Iwasaki, Akiko, Ko, Albert I., Grubaugh, Nathan D., Wyllie, Anne L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8007323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33755009
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2704.204200

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8007323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33755009
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2704.204200

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