Abstract

The consumption of equipment and reagents for specimen collection and detection is high, resulting in elevated screening costs. [...]with the increase in the number of samples collected, the testing capabilities of medical institutions have reached a saturation point, hindering the speed and scope of large-scale screenings. According to the RT-PCR kit instructions, the IAT samples were positive in all 19 cases, while in the 10-in-1 simulation, 18 samples were positive, and the result for the remaining cases was uncertain, as it was positive only for ORF1ab. [...]the IAT and the simulated 10-in-1 test showed a high degree of consistency, with a positive coincidence rate of 94.7%. [...]we collected samples to perform a real 10-in-1 test. For PCR, a two-fold dilution increases the Ct value by only one. [...]this dilution can achieve the same detection efficiency as the original, preserving the assay reliability.

Details

Title
A low-cost and high-efficiency 10-in-1 test for the PCR-based screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection in low-risk areas
Author
Qin Xiaosong 1 ; Gao, Peng 2 ; Zhang, Zhijie 1 ; Zhijian, Bo 3 ; Li, Shijun 4 ; Yang, Mei 1 ; Liu, Jianhua 1 ; Wu, Lina 1 ; Li, Ting 1 ; Zhao, Zuowei 5 ; Li, Yan 6 ; Bian Haodong 1 ; Liu, Yong 1 

 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China 
 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dalian Sixth People's Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning 1160311, China 
 Microbiological Laboratory, Dalian Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dalian, Liaoning 116019, China 
 Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China 
 Committee of the Party Group, Health Commission of Dalian, Dalian, Liaoning 116006, China 
 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China; Clinical Laboratory and Medical Quality Control Center, Health Service Center of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning 110005, China 
Pages
496-498
Section
Correspondence
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Feb 2022
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
ISSN
03666999
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2631781708
Copyright
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