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. 2008 Mar 19;46(5):1785–1792. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00787-07

FIG. 3.

FIG. 3.

Optimal pooling efficiency for a range of prevalences assuming a MAPS of 100, by pooling strategy. Efficiency is measured as tests per screened specimen. The figure shows the “entropy value” for efficiency, the theoretical best efficiency possible with any pooling algorithm.