Publications by authors named "Bar Shalem"
Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to unprecedented testing demands, causing major testing delays globally. One strategy used for increasing testing capacity was pooled-testing, using a two-stage technique first introduced during WWII. However, such traditional pooled testing was used in practice only when positivity rates were below 2%.
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- Recent findings indicate that a significant portion (10-30%) of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals may not show symptoms and can spread the virus before feeling sick, highlighting the need for improved testing methods.* -
- P-BEST (Pooling-Based Efficient SARS-CoV-2 Testing) was developed as an innovative approach to efficiently identify positive cases by pooling multiple samples and conducting only one round of testing, improving efficiency and reducing costs.* -
- In testing 1,115 healthcare workers with P-BEST, only 144 tests were needed, demonstrating this method's potential to effectively increase testing capacity and its feasibility for integration into existing diagnostic processes.*