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cord-259084-lwh3rww4	Anderson, Cole	Pooling nasopharyngeal swab specimens to increase testing capacity for SARS-CoV-2	2020-05-22		.txt	text/plain	1002	66	52	title: Pooling nasopharyngeal swab specimens to increase testing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 Current diagnosis of COVID-19 relies on the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by RT-PCR in upper and lower respiratory specimens. Implementing a pooling strategy can significantly increase laboratory testing capacity while simultaneously reducing turnaround times for rapid identification and isolation of positive COVID-19 cases in high risk populations. This protocol allows for 35 the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from clinical specimens such as, nasopharyngeal and 36 oropharyngeal swabs, sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, and tracheal aspirates. 43 In this study, we examined the feasibility of pooling nasopharyngeal swab specimens submitted 44 for COVID-19 testing using the CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR diagnostic panel without compromising 45 Specimens were submitted to 54 the Virology laboratory at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for routine SARS-CoV-2 testing 55 using the CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR assay. Pooling nasopharyngeal/throat swab specimens to increase testing 176 capacity for influenza viruses by PCR	./cache/cord-259084-lwh3rww4.txt	./txt/cord-259084-lwh3rww4.txt