Pooled testing conserves SARS-CoV-2 laboratory resources and improves test turn-around time: experience on the Kenyan Coast [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]

Pooled testing conserves SARS-CoV-2 laboratory resources and improves test turn-around time: experience on the Kenyan Coast [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]

Background. International recommendations for the control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emphasize the central role of laboratory testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent, at scale. The availability of testing reagents, labo...

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Main Authors: Charles N. Agoti, Martin Mutunga, Arnold W. Lambisia, Domtila Kimani, Robinson Cheruiyot, Patience Kiyuka, Clement Lewa, Elijah Gicheru, Metrine Tendwa, Khadija Said Mohammed, Victor Osoti, Johnstone Makale, Brian Tawa, Calleb Odundo, Wesley Cheruiyot, Wilfred Nyamu, Wilson Gumbi, Jedidah Mwacharo, Lydia Nyamako, Edward Otieno, David Amadi, Janet Thoya, Angela Karani, Daisy Mugo, Jennifer Musyoki, Horace Gumba, Salim Mwarumba, Bonface M. Gichuki, Susan Njuguna, Debra Riako, Shadrack Mutua, John N. Gitonga, Yiakon Sein, Brian Bartilol, Shaban J. Mwangi, Donwilliams O. Omuoyo, John M. Morobe, Zaydah R. de Laurent, Philip Bejon, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier, Benjamin Tsofa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2020-08-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/5-186/v1

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