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. 2022 Feb 17;28(6):859–864. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.02.016

Table 2.

Comparison of swab-pool to individual test resultsa

Swab-pool test results
Positive Marginally positiveb Negative
Individual test resultsc
 Positive 45 6 4
 Marginally positiveb 5 13 7
 Negative 3 27 1163
a

Summary of the qRT-PCR results of 1273 swab pools compared to the results of individual testing of subjects in these pools. A cohort of 25 389 subjects was tested.

b

Marginally positive test results typically indicate Ct ≥ 35.5.

c

One or more individual positive result of samples that were pooled are counted as one occurrence.