Open AccessFeasibility, efficiency & effectiveness of pooled sample testing strategy (pooled NAAT) for molecular testing of COVID-19
Author(s) -
Shantanu Prakash,
Om Prakash,
Hricha Mishra,
Danish Nasar Khan,
Suruchi Shukla,
Ajay Kumar Pandey,
Kiran Rade,
Nivedita Gupta,
Maala Bhatt,
Amita Jain
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2333_20
Subject(s) - pooling , covid-19 , medicine , population , virology , environmental health , computer science , disease , artificial intelligence , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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 performance characteristics, feasibility and effectiveness of pooling nasal swab and throat swab samples for screening and diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2.