Swab pooling: A new method for large-scale RT-qPCR screening of SARS-CoV-2 avoiding sample dilution

• Ana Paula Christoff ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ana Paula Christoff, Giuliano Netto Flores Cruz

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation BiomeHub Biotechnologies, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0264-6177

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• Giuliano Netto Flores Cruz ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Ana Paula Christoff, Giuliano Netto Flores Cruz

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation BiomeHub Biotechnologies, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9122-8286

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• Aline Fernanda Rodrigues Sereia,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation BiomeHub Biotechnologies, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

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• Dellyana Rodrigues Boberg,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation BiomeHub Biotechnologies, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

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• Daniela Carolina de Bastiani,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation BiomeHub Biotechnologies, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

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• Laís Eiko Yamanaka,

  Roles Formal analysis

  Affiliation BiomeHub Biotechnologies, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

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• Gislaine Fongaro,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratório de Virologia Aplicada, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5596-3320

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• Patrícia Hermes Stoco,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratório de Protozoologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0879-6173

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• Maria Luiza Bazzo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Microbiologia e Sorologia–LBMMS, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1292-0974

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• Edmundo Carlos Grisard,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Laboratório de Protozoologia, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8916-8296

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• Camila Hernandes,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE), São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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• Luiz Felipe Valter de Oliveira

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: felipe@lfelipedeoliveira.com

  Affiliation BiomeHub Biotechnologies, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-0621

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