Dorfman pooling

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf group testing method
gptkbp:advantage reduces cost of testing
gptkbp:appliesTo COVID-19 testing
blood testing
gptkbp:describes Samples are pooled and tested together; if positive, individuals are retested.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dorfman pooling
gptkbp:introducedIn 1943
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Robert_Dorfman
gptkbp:limitation less effective at high prevalence rates
gptkbp:method two-stage testing
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_Dorfman
gptkbp:relatedTo group testing
pooled testing
gptkbp:usedFor efficient disease screening
reducing number of tests
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Dorfman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6