2023
Method versatility in RNA extraction-free PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples
Allicock O, Yolda-Carr D, Earnest R, Breban M, Vega N, Ott I, Kalinich C, Alpert T, Petrone M, Wyllie A. Method versatility in RNA extraction-free PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples. Progress In Biophysics And Molecular Biology 2023, 182: 103-108. PMID: 37369293, PMCID: PMC10290768, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2023.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Implementation of a pooled surveillance testing program for asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in K-12 schools and universities
Mendoza RP, Bi C, Cheng HT, Gabutan E, Pagapas G, Khan N, Hoxie H, Hanna S, Holmes K, Gao N, Lewis R, Wang H, Neumann D, Chan A, Takizawa M, Lowe J, Chen X, Kelly B, Asif A, Barnes K, Khan N, May B, Chowdhury T, Pollonini G, Gouda N, Guy C, Gordon C, Ayoluwa N, Colon E, Miller-Medzon N, Jones S, Hossain R, Dodson A, Weng M, McGaskey M, Vasileva A, Lincoln AE, Sikka R, Wyllie AL, Berke EM, Libien J, Pincus M, Premsrirut PK. Implementation of a pooled surveillance testing program for asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in K-12 schools and universities. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 38: 101028. PMID: 34308321, PMCID: PMC8286123, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2School transmissionAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionRoutine COVID-19 testingSARS-CoV-2 infectionOverall viral burdenCOVID-19 testingViral burdenNasopharyngeal swabsSaliva specimensPrevention protocolsPCR testingKappa agreementWeekly testingCost-effective strategyPooled testingSaliva analysisMolecular assaysSurveillance methodsSafety protocolsDescriptive statisticsSchool closuresTestingStrong evidenceInfection