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Understanding the Barriers to Pooled SARS-CoV-2 Testing in the United States

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: While numerous pooled SARS-CoV-2 testing approaches have been described in an effort to increase testing capacity and decrease test prices, uptake by laboratories has been limited. Responses to our survey of United States-based laboratories highlight the importance of consulting end-users-those that solutions are being designed for-so challenges can be addressed in a manner tailored to meet the specific needs out in the field. It may be surprising to those designing pooled testing strategies to learn that laboratories view pooling as more time-consuming than testing samples individually, and therefore that it is thought to create delays in test reporting.

Source: Microbiology Spectrum

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00312-21

Authors: Eli P. Fenichel, R. Tobias Koch, Anna Gilbert, Gregg Gonsalves, Anne L. Wyllie

Institution: Yale University

Language: English

Topic: SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,500