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

Ayesha Appa; Gabriel Chamie; Aenor Sawyer; Kimberly Baltzell; Kathryn Dippell; Salu Ribeiro; Elias Duarte; Joanna Vinden; CLIAHUB Consortium; Jonathan Kramer-Feldman; Shahryar Rahdari; Doug MacIntosh; Katherine Nicholson; Jonathan Im; Diane Havlir; Bryan Greenhouse

doi:10.1101/2020.05.29.20116426

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

medRxiv [Preprint]. 2020 May 30:2020.05.29.20116426. doi: 10.1101/2020.05.29.20116426.

Authors

Ayesha Appa¹, Gabriel Chamie¹, Aenor Sawyer², Kimberly Baltzell³, Kathryn Dippell³, Salu Ribeiro⁴, Elias Duarte¹, Joanna Vinden¹; CLIAHUB Consortium; Jonathan Kramer-Feldman⁴, Shahryar Rahdari⁴, Doug MacIntosh⁵, Katherine Nicholson⁵, Jonathan Im⁶, Diane Havlir¹, Bryan Greenhouse^{1

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Affiliations

¹ University Of California, San Francisco Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine.
² University of California San Francisco Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
³ University of California San Francisco School of Nursing.
⁴ University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.
⁵ San Francisco State University School of Nursing.
⁶ University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy.
⁷ Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.

Abstract

High-volume, community-wide ascertainment of SARS-CoV-2 prevalence by PCR and antibody testing was successfully performed using a community-led, drive-through model with strong operational support, well-trained testing units, and an effective technical platform.

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