Feasibility, efficiency & effectiveness of pooled sample testing strategy (pooled NAAT) for molecular testing of COVID-19

Feasibility, efficiency & effectiveness of pooled sample testing strategy (pooled NAAT) for molecular testing of COVID-19

Background & objectives: During the current COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of clinical samples were tested by real-time PCR. Pooling the clinical samples before testing can be a good cost-saving and rapid alternative for screening large populations. The aim of this study was to compare the pe...

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Main Authors: Shantanu Prakash, Om Prakash, Hricha Mishra, Danish N Khan, Suruchi Shukla, Ajay Pandey, Kiran Rade, Nivedita Gupta, M.L.B. Bhatt, Amita Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
covid-19 - cost-effective testing - diagnostics - pool testing - reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction - sensitive - specific
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2021;volume=153;issue=1;spage=227;epage=232;aulast=

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