Abstract
Smart Pooled Sample Testing for COVID-19: A Possible Solution For Sparcity of Test Kits (Preprint)
Highlights
Over the past few months, COVID-19 has attacked more than two million people around the globe and it has caused more than one hundred and fifty thousand deaths
As the availability of test kits for SARS-CoV-2 are limited, the possibility of pool sample testing may be adapted to overcome the shortage of kit reagents
The multiple specimens from different suspected cases are combined to perform them in a single test process, and this method is helpful in the improvement of a screening program for the community screening [9,10]
Summary
Over the past few months, COVID-19 has attacked more than two million people around the globe and it has caused more than one hundred and fifty thousand deaths. The smart utilization of resources may be of vital importance in controlling the pandemic In this regard, the possibility of pool sample testing may be explored which may be helpful in reducing the consumption of less available kits of this pathogen and it may reduce the workload over the overburdened laboratory staff. The other limitation is that the mixing of one positive with a negative specimen will reveal positive results, and for the identification of the true positive patient, the tests will have to be repeated on all the specimens and it may consume more kits To address these issues, the application of algorithms after gathering the data of previous test results from that country may be quite helpful in reducing the possible consumption of test kits. The aim and objective of the present article are to find out the number of samples to be pooled in a particular community for the reduction of utilization of kits
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