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Sabyasachi Ghosh¹, Rishi Agarwal¹, Mohammad Ali Rehan¹

¹1 Department of Computer Science and EngineeringIIT Bombay Mumbai 400076 India.

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|November 23, 2021

Summary

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We introduce Tapestry, a novel pooled testing method for COVID-19 detection using quantitative RT-PCR. This approach significantly reduces testing time and conserves resources while maintaining accuracy.

Keywords:

COVID-19 Compressed sensing Kirkman/Steiner triples coronavirus group testing mutual coherence pooled testing sensing matrix design

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Area of Science:

Biotechnology
Computational Biology
Epidemiology

Background:

Traditional pooled testing methods for infectious diseases like COVID-19 can be resource-intensive.
Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) offers a sensitive detection mechanism.
Optimizing pooled testing strategies is crucial for efficient large-scale diagnostics.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate 'Tapestry', a single-round pooled testing method for COVID-19 detection.
To demonstrate Tapestry's ability to reduce testing time and conserve reagents and testing kits.
To assess Tapestry's performance against established methods like Dorfman pooling.

Main Methods:

Tapestry integrates principles from compressed sensing and combinatorial group testing.
It utilizes quantitative RT-PCR readouts for deconvolution of pooled samples.
Deterministic binary pooling matrices based on Kirkman Triple Systems are proposed for practical implementation.

Main Results:

Tapestry achieves high accuracy with clinically acceptable false positive/negative rates.
The method requires significantly fewer tests compared to traditional approaches, especially at low prevalence.
Empirical evaluations show Tapestry is nearly twice as efficient as two-round Dorfman pooling.

Conclusions:

Tapestry offers an efficient and resource-saving alternative for large-scale COVID-19 testing.
The method is viable across a range of prevalence rates, up to 9.5%.
Tapestry demonstrates strong potential for practical deployment in diagnostic settings.