Pooling nasopharyngeal swab specimens to increase testing capacity for SARS-CoV-2
C. Anderson, F. Castillo, M. Koenig, J. Managbanag
This paper demonstrates that pooling nasopharyngeal swab specimens allows detection of a single positive sample in pools of up to 10 without reducing RT-PCR sensitivity and specificity.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology