Charles Nicolle Hospital, Laboratory of Microbiology, Virology unit, National Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses Center-Tunisia, Boulevard 9 Avril, Tunis 1006, Tunisia; University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia.
University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, LR99ES09, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;98(3):115125. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115125. Epub 2020 Jul 5.
The aim of this study is to test a pooling approach for the RT-PCR test to detect low viral loads of SARS-CoV-2. We found that a single positive specimen can still be detected in pools of up to 10. Each laboratory should conduct its own evaluation and validation of pooling protocols according to its specific context.
本研究旨在测试 RT-PCR 检测低病毒载量 SARS-CoV-2 的合并检测方法。我们发现,在 10 个样本合并检测时,仍能检测到单个阳性样本。各实验室应根据其具体情况,自行评估和验证合并检测方案。