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Quality Laboratory Service proudly offers the most cutting-edge COVID-19 testing options currently available.
If you are currently infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus, you may undergo COVID-19 diagnostic testing.
These kinds of COVID-19 diagnostic tests were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States:
Test by RT-PCR. This COVID-19 test, which is also known as a molecular test, uses a laboratory method called reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to find the virus’s genetic material. A long nasal swab, also known as a nasopharyngeal swab, is used to extract fluid from the back of your nose by a healthcare provider. A shorter nasal swab (mid-turbinate swab) or a very short swab (anterior nares swab) can be used to collect a sample. A long swab, known as an oropharyngeal swab, may be inserted into your throat by a healthcare provider in some instances. To obtain a saliva sample, you could also spit into a tube.
If the results are analyzed on-site, they may be available in a matter of minutes, but if they are sent to a third-party lab, they may take up to three days—or longer in locations where test processing delays occur. When done correctly by medical professionals, RT-PCR tests are very accurate, but quick tests can miss some cases.
Test for antigen. This COVID-19 test detects certain virus proteins. Obtaining a fluid sample with a long nasal swab, some antigen tests can yield results in minutes. Others may be sent to a laboratory for examination.
When the instructions are followed carefully, a positive antigen test result is regarded as accurate. However, there is a greater risk of false-negative results, which indicates that it is possible to be infected with the virus but receive a negative result. The healthcare provider may recommend an RT-PCR test to confirm a negative antigen test result, depending on the circumstances.
One million molecular tests for SARS-CoV-2.We modified our high-throughput, complex laboratory to meet the nation’s needs in light of the current pandemic. With the assistance of extensive diagnostic laboratory tests, Exova Diagnostics validated multiple qualitative multi-target COVID-19 molecular diagnostics tests used to screen and detect the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in upper and lower respiratory specimens (such as nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal swabs, sputum, tracheal aspirates, bronchoalveolar lavage, and saliva). For more information, refer to our Test Menu.
