SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) ANTIGEN, RAPID

Test Price: ₹ 800

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is an infectious disease first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province. It has spread globally, resulting in the 2019â2020 Coronavirus pandemic. Common symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pain, sputum production, diarrhoea, sore throat, abdominal pain, and loss of smell or taste. Majority of cases result in mild symptoms while in a few cases it may progress to pneumonia and multi-organ failure. The virus is mainly spread during close contact via respiratory droplets produced when people cough or sneeze.

Test Code:

DVCL0400

Report Delivery:

Daily

Parameters Included:

Category:

Infections

Pre-Test Information:

Duly filled Covid-19 Clinical Information Form (Form 44) / SRF ID as mandated by GOI is mandatory. Sample collected in VTM is unacceptable.

Method:

Rapid Chromatographic Immunoassay

Specimen:

Submit Nasopharyngeal swab in extraction buffer (Viral Lysis buffer) provided with the kit. Duly filled Covid-19 Clinical Information Form (Form 44) / SRF ID as mandated by GOI is mandatory. Sample collected in VTM is unacceptable.

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