That is a standard lateral flow test. 99% of lateral flow
tests, if you get a negative result and the patient is
"symptomatic" you have to send out to a reference lab for
confirmation (typically takes 3 days to get that confirmation
results back). That test in not Molecular technology.
It is good for a first line of testing but the accuracy of
lateral flow tests for example with Flu A/B is only 50%.
Molecular technology actually incubates the samples strips
the RNA and amplifies it to get an early detection of the
virus, There is a difference in testing
methodologies.
That is a standard lateral
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Posted by ssaffer on 22nd of Mar 2020 at 11:58 am
That is a standard lateral flow test. 99% of lateral flow tests, if you get a negative result and the patient is "symptomatic" you have to send out to a reference lab for confirmation (typically takes 3 days to get that confirmation results back). That test in not Molecular technology. It is good for a first line of testing but the accuracy of lateral flow tests for example with Flu A/B is only 50%. Molecular technology actually incubates the samples strips the RNA and amplifies it to get an early detection of the virus, There is a difference in testing methodologies.
Yes good for a first
Posted by steve on 22nd of Mar 2020 at 12:01 pm
Yes good for a first line of testing instead of overwhelming the healthcare system. Thanks so very much for your input.