Challenges and issues of SARS-CoV-2 pool testing

Jaehyeon Lee¹, So Yeon Kim², Heungsup Sung³, Sang Won Lee⁴, Hyukmin Lee⁵, Kyoung Ho Roh⁶, Cheon Kwon Yoo⁴, Ki Ho Hong⁷

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¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, South Korea.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
⁴ Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, South Korea.
⁵ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
⁶ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea.
⁷ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: kihohongmd@gmail.com.

PMID: 32679080
PMCID: PMC7833783
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30516-8

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Challenges and issues of SARS-CoV-2 pool testing

Jaehyeon Lee et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;20(11):1232-1233.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30516-8. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

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Jaehyeon Lee¹, So Yeon Kim², Heungsup Sung³, Sang Won Lee⁴, Hyukmin Lee⁵, Kyoung Ho Roh⁶, Cheon Kwon Yoo⁴, Ki Ho Hong⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, South Korea.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
³ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center and University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
⁴ Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, South Korea.
⁵ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
⁶ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea.
⁷ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: kihohongmd@gmail.com.

PMID: 32679080
PMCID: PMC7833783
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30516-8

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Lohse S, Pfuhl T, Berkó-Göttel B, Gärtner B, Becker SL, Schneitler S, Smola S. Lohse S, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;20(11):1234-1235. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30455-2. Epub 2020 Jul 14. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32679086 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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Pooling of samples for testing for SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic people.
Lohse S, Pfuhl T, Berkó-Göttel B, Rissland J, Geißler T, Gärtner B, Becker SL, Schneitler S, Smola S. Lohse S, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;20(11):1231-1232. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30362-5. Epub 2020 Apr 28. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32530425 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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