A novel sample pooling strategy and its application for mass screening of SARS-CoV-2 in an outbreak of COVID-19 in Vietnam

  1. Ton That Thanh
  2. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan
  3. Huynh Kim Mai
  4. Nguyen Bao Trieu
  5. Le Xuan Huy
  6. Ho Thi Thanh Thuy
  7. Le Thanh Chung
  8. Nguyen Ngoc Anh
  9. Nguyen Thi Thu Hong
  10. Bui Duc Thang
  11. Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu
  12. Le Thi Kim Chi
  13. Nguyen Thi Hanh
  14. Nguyen Huy Hoang
  15. Nguyen Van Vinh Chau
  16. Guy Thwaites
  17. Do Thai Hung
  18. Le Van Tan
  19. Ngo Thi Kim Yen
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Abstract

We present a sample pooling approach and the results of its application for mass screening of SARS-CoV-2 in >96,000 asymptomatic individuals. Our approach did not compromise the sensitivity of PCR, while increasing the throughput and reducing 77% of the costs. 22/32 asymptomatic cases would have been missed without mass screening.

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