SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antibody testing for an entire rural community: methods and feasibility of high-throughput testing procedures

• Main Authors: Ayesha Appa (Author), Gabriel Chamie (Author), Aenor Sawyer (Author), Kimberly Baltzell (Author), Kathryn Dippell (Author), Salu Ribeiro (Author), Elias Duarte (Author), Joanna Vinden (Author), CLIAHUB Consortium (Author), Jonathan Kramer-Feldman (Author), Shahryar Rahdari (Author), Doug MacIntosh (Author), Katherine Nicholson (Author), Jonathan Im (Author), Diane Havlir (Author), Bryan Greenhouse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Early in the pandemic, inadequate SARS-CoV-2 testing limited understanding of transmission. Chief among barriers to large-scale testing was unknown feasibility, particularly in non-urban areas. Our objective was to report methods of high-volume, comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 testing,...