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The increased demand for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in shortage of reagents and consumables. Pooling of specimens could be an alternative strategy to overcome these problems. Initial evaluation of the pooling strategy was performed using known positive specimens, previously tested individually, and their respective pools of plus four (5X), five (6X) and nine (10X) known negative specimens. Subsequently, 35 positive 5X and 35 positive 6X pools containing only one positive specimen per pool were analyzed prospectively regarding the difference in Ct values in pooled versus individual specimens. When the number of samples in the pool were five or six, the average deviation of Ct differences was < 1; therefore, this strategy was followed in the prospective study. Significant difference in Ct values was observed in positive specimens when tested individually and in 5X pools ( = 0.006), while the difference was not significant when positive specimens were tested individually and in 6X pools ( = 0.07). The difference in Ct values was not significant between the 5X and 6X pools. Testing in pools of five or six specimens is a reliable option for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection when mass testing is needed.
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