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ArticleBio-protocol2021

COVID-19 Sample Pooling: From RNA Extraction to Quantitative Real-time RT-PCR.

Kenny Voon, Nur Alia Johari, Khai Lone Lim, Siew Tung Wong, Loke Tim Khaw, Shew Fung Wong, Elaine W L Chan, Kok Keong Chan, Boon Keat Tan, Nurul Hanis Ramzi and 2 more

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Article in Bio-protocol, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 60% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. One-Step RT-qPCR for Viral RNA Detection Using Digital Analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenny VoonPathology Division, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nur Alia JohariInstitute for Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Khai Lone LimInstitute for Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Siew Tung WongPathology Division, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Loke Tim KhawPathology Division, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Shew Fung WongPathology Division, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Elaine W L ChanInstitute for Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kok Keong ChanHuman Biology Division, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Boon Keat TanHuman Biology Division, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nurul Hanis RamziInstitute for Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI), International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Patricia K C LimPathology Division, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Lokman H SulaimanDepartment of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
International Medical University · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic requires mass screening to identify those infected for isolation and quarantine. Individually screening large populations for the novel pathogen, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is costly and requires a lot of resources. Sample pooling methods improve the efficiency of mass screening and consume less reagents by increasing the capacity of testing and reducing the number of experiments performed, and are therefore especially suitable for under-developed countries with limited resources. Here, we propose a simple, reliable pooling strategy for COVID-19 testing using clinical nasopharyngeal (NP) and/or oropharyngeal (OP) swabs. The strategy includes the pooling of 10 NP/OP swabs for extraction and subsequent testing via quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and may also be applied to the screening of other pathogens.

Indexed as

COVID-19Pooling strategyRNA extractionRT-qPCRSample poolingSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID34124305
PMCPMC8161125
OpenAlexW3158511521

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