Pooling Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens to Improve Testing Capacity for SARS-CoV-2 by Real-Time RT-PCR
Abstract Background The detection of SARS-CoV-2 using qRT-PCR with the pooling of samples can reduce workload and costs especially when the prevalence rate of COVID-19 in a population is low. To analyse the effect of pooling samples on the sensitivity of RT-qPCR for severe acute respiratory syndrome...
Main Authors: | Imene Handous, Naila Hannachi, Manel Marzouk, Olfa Hazgui, Nissaf Bouafif Ep Ben Alaya, Jalel Boukadida |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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Series: | Biological Procedures Online |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12575-021-00156-6 |
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