COVID-19: A comparison of antigen and PCR testing for COVID-19.
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COVID-19: A comparison of antigen and PCR testing for COVID-19.
Ministry of Public Health สล็อตxo approves hospitals and testing units for COVID-19 Using Rapid Antigen Test as another method for detecting coronavirus To increase the chances of detecting the infection in a situation where there are many outbreaks. Solve the problem of people having to wait in long queues from the infection detection by means of medical personnel collecting a sample (swab) from the nose to analyze the results in a scientific laboratory. by a method known as PCR (PCR).
What is Rapid Antigen Test and how does it work? So what are the pros and cons compared to PCR?
What is Rapid Antigen Test?
The Rapid Antigen Test is a type of Lateral Flow Test (LFT), which is a quick and easy device-based diagnostic test. It's similar to a self-testing kit that can be used at home, at work, or at a community testing center.
The Rapid Antigen Test tests for proteins present in the bodies of people infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The Department of Medical Sciences recommends how to use the Rapid Antigen Test as follows:
Use a swab to collect a sample from the nasal cavity or throat.
Dip the swab into a tube containing the extraction solution. Rotate and squeeze at least 5 times, remove the swab and cover with a dropper cap.
Pour the amount of reagent into the test cassette specified by the test kit.
Wait for results after instillation of the drug at the time specified by the test kit, usually 15-30 minutes (do not read the results before or after the specified time).
reading test results
Positive or infected, two tabs appear: the test tab (T) and the control tab (C).
Negative or non-infectious Only the control bar (C) is displayed.
The result is not working No control bar (C) will be displayed, only test bar (T). |
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