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For this test, professionals collect a nasal swab, which is then immersed in a solution that deactivates the virus.
A few drops of this solution are then put on a test strip. This has to be done within an hour of the immersion of the swab in the solution.
The test strips contain artificial antibodies designed to bind to coronavirus proteins. If a person is infected with coronavirus, the test lines will appear on the paper strips within 15 minutes.
Since antigen testing does not involve any amplification process, swab samples may lack enough antigen material to be detectable. This may result in false negative tests.
Antibody tests, also known as serological tests, detect whether a person has antibodies to the virus.
For the antibody test, trained professionals collect a few drops of blood. The sample is placed on a cassette or cartridge that contains the SARS-CoV-2 proteins.
If the blood samples contain antibodies, they will immediately bind to the viral proteins. The positive result is indicated in the form of lines, like a home pregnancy test.
The real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test is the most commonly used one for Covid-19. It is primarily based on PCR, a process that repeatedly copies and amplifies the specific genetic fragments of the virus, ensuring that there is enough of a sample to conduct the analysis.
The RT-PCR test starts with a simple swab taken from inside a person’s throat or nose. The Department of Health has hailed RT-PCR as the “gold standard” for COVID-19 testing.
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