Reagent efficiency and analytical sensitivity optimization for a reliable SARS-CoV-2 pool-based testing strategy

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dc.article.numbere41623
dc.catalogadordfo
dc.contributor.authorMiranda Marín, José Patricio
dc.contributor.authorOsorio J.
dc.contributor.authorSilva M.
dc.contributor.authorSilva C.
dc.contributor.authorMadrid V.
dc.contributor.authorCamponovo R.
dc.contributor.authorHenríquez Henríquez, Marcela
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-21T17:28:48Z
dc.date.available2025-03-21T17:28:48Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractBackground: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic caused millions of infections worldwide. Among the strategies for effective containment, frequent and massive testing was fundamental. Although sample pooling allows multiplying the installed analysis capacity, the definition of the number of samples to include in a pool is commonly guided more by economic parameters than analytical quality. Methods: We developed a mathematical model to determine the pooling conditions that maximize reagent efficiency and analytical sensitivity. We evaluated 30 samples individually and in 2-sample to 12-sample pools. Using Passing Bablok regressions, we estimated the shift of Ct values in the RT-qPCR reaction for each pool size. With this Ct shift, we estimated sensitivity in the context of the distribution of 1,030 individually evaluated positive samples. Findings: Our results showed that the most significant gain in efficiency occurred in the 4-sample pool, while at pools greater than 8-sample, there was no considerable reagent savings. Sensitivity significantly dropped to 87.18 %–92.52 % for a 4-sample pool and reached as low as 77.09 %–80.87 % in a 12-sample pooling. Conclusions: Our results suggest that a 4-sample pooling maximizes reagent efficiency and analytical sensitivity. These considerations are essential to increase testing capacity and efficiently detect and contain contagious.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2025-03-21
dc.fuente.origenSCOPUS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e41623
dc.identifier.issn2405-8440
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85214308322
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/102929
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Miranda Marin Jose Patricio; 0000-0002-8270-1112; 1126717
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Medicina; Henriquez Henriquez Marcela; S/I; 12299
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.revistaHeliyon
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectEfficiency
dc.subjectPool testing
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2
dc.subjectSensitivity
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.ods03 Good health and well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleReagent efficiency and analytical sensitivity optimization for a reliable SARS-CoV-2 pool-based testing strategy
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen11
sipa.codpersvinculados1126717
sipa.codpersvinculados12299
sipa.trazabilidadSCOPUS;2025-01-19
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