Saliva Pooling Strategy for the Large-Scale Detection of SARS-CoV-2, Through Working-Groups Testing of Asymptomatic Subjects for Potential Applications in Different Workplaces

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OBJECTIVE: To perform an improved large-scale SARS-CoV-2 detection on pooled tests of asymptomatic workers.

METHODS: qRT-PCR validation of the SARS-CoV-2 detection in salivae samples and saliva pools and working-group saliva pooling and testing for SARS-CoV-2.

RESULTS: We found a high Cycle threshold correlation (r = 0.9099) between swabs and saliva samples. Then, through the pooling strategy, we detected that 18/360 (5%) of individual saliva samples were SARS-CoV-2 positive. Saliva-pooling efficiency (360 of test sample/30 individual PCR) was higher (5.45) than the reported for swabbing group-testing and we spared 82% of the PCR reagents as well as sampling and personal protection equipment.

CONCLUSION: Through this simplified and less expensive procedure, we detected in a short time asymptomatic-infected SARS-CoV-2-carriers that were isolated from their co-workers, thus, this methodology can be implemented in different workplaces to ensure consumers that employees are not infectious.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

Enthalten in:

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine - 63(2021), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 541-547

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Girón-Pérez, Daniel Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Manzano, Rocío Alejandra [VerfasserIn]
Benitez-Trinidad, Alma Betsaida [VerfasserIn]
Ventura-Ramón, Guadalupe Herminia [VerfasserIn]
Covantes-Rosales, Carlos Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Ojeda-Durán, Ansonny Jhovanny [VerfasserIn]
Mercado-Salgado, Ulises [VerfasserIn]
Toledo-Ibarra, Gladys Alejandra [VerfasserIn]
Díaz-Reséndiz, Karina Janice [VerfasserIn]
Girón-Pérez, Manuel Iván [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 20.07.2021

Date Revised 18.08.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/JOM.0000000000002176

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321549694