Method of Pooled Sample Pathogen Testing for Use in Screening Large Groups of Individuals
OwnerDavid A. Metzgerinventor
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Abstract
A method of testing for disease through pooled samples. The individual to be tested may give one or more biological samples, where a biological sample from the individual may be combined with biological samples from other individuals to create a pool of samples within a liquid media. In one preferred method, the liquid media containing the combined or pooled biological samples are concentrated to a low volume. The invention also is directed to a system and method of pooled coronavirus testing for testing and detecting the presence or absence of coronavirus in pooled groups of individuals in pool sizes of 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 500, 1000 and greater.
Claims42
A method of pooled testing for a pathogen comprising:
- (a) collecting a sample from each one of at least a plurality of pairs of individuals comprising a testing pool;
- (b) pooling all of the samples from all of the individuals of the pool into a single pooled sample;
- (c) processing the pooled sample to prepare the pooled sample for performing a diagnostic test thereon;
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- (d) performing a diagnostic test on the processed pooled sample to obtain a test result indicative of the presence or absence of the pathogen, the test result comprising either (i) a positive rest result indicating the presence of the pathogen in one or more of the individuals of the testing pool, or (ii) a negative test result indicating the absence of the pathogen in any of the individuals of the testing pool.
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