Pooling of samples for testing for SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic people

Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;20(11):1231-1232. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30362-5. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Authors

Stefan Lohse¹, Thorsten Pfuhl¹, Barbara Berkó-Göttel¹, Jürgen Rissland¹, Tobias Geißler², Barbara Gärtner³, Sören L Becker³, Sophie Schneitler³, Sigrun Smola⁴

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Virology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
² Institute of Virology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany; Clinic for Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
³ Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Virology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany. Electronic address: sigrun.smola@uks.eu.

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MeSH terms

Asymptomatic Diseases / epidemiology*
Betacoronavirus / genetics*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Envelope Proteins
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Data Accuracy
Humans
Mass Screening / methods*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Prevalence
RNA, Viral / genetics
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
SARS-CoV-2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / genetics
Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics

Substances

Coronavirus Envelope Proteins
RNA, Viral
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Viral Envelope Proteins
envelope protein, SARS-CoV-2
spike protein, SARS-CoV-2