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cord-351854-5s03f0pp	Ben-Ami, Roni	Pooled RNA extraction and PCR assay for efficient SARS-CoV-2 detection	2020-04-22		.txt	text/plain	3316	197	54	title: Pooled RNA extraction and PCR assay for efficient SARS-CoV-2 detection We have implemented the method in a routine clinical diagnosis setting, and already tested 2,168 individuals for SARS-CoV-2 using 311 RNA extraction and RT-PCR kits. Three such limitations might be: (1) a limit on the number of stages due to the importance of delivering a test result quickly, exemplified by the urgent clinical context of COVID-19 diagnosis; (2) a limit on the ability to dilute samples and still safely identify a single positive sample in a pool; (3) favorability of simple algorithms which may minimize human error in a laboratory setting. . https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.17.20069062 doi: medRxiv preprint probability of a sample to be positive by p (prevalence of detectable COVID-19 patients in the relevant population) and the pool size by n. This allows for reliable and efficient screening of large asymptomatic populations for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, even when RNA extraction and RT-PCR reagents are in short supply.	./cache/cord-351854-5s03f0pp.txt	./txt/cord-351854-5s03f0pp.txt