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. 2021 Jul 15;73(2):318-320.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1074.

Real-time Screening of Specimen Pools for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection at Sanya Airport, Hainan Island, China

Huiling Li  1 , Kai Sun  1 , David H Persing  2 , Yi-Wei Tang  2 , Dingxia Shen  1
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Real-time Screening of Specimen Pools for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection at Sanya Airport, Hainan Island, China

Huiling Li et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

A 10:1 pooled test strategy on-site at an airport of China was pursued, resulting in increased test throughput, limited use of reagents, and increased testing efficiency without loss of sensitivity. This testing approach has the potential to reduce the need for contact tracing when the results are delivered first time.

Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019; infection; on-site; pooled test; screening.

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Figure 1.
Time distribution of 2230 passengers screened for SARS-CoV-2 in NPS specimens between 8 April and 11 May 2020 in Sanya Airport, Hainan, China. Abbreviations: NPS, nasopharyngeal swab; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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