How Soon Are Results of a COVID-19 PCR Test Available? - Covid Clinic

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How Soon Are Results of a COVID-19 PCR Test
Available?
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What Is The Role Of Covid-19 Tests?
There are multiple types of tests for COVID-19.
Testing for active infection can be used for
diagnosis, screening, or monitoring -Diagnosis
is testing for COVID-19 in people who have shown
symptoms of the disease. -Screening is testing
in people who have not shown symptoms. For
COVID-19, screening is often done for people who
have been in close contact with someone who has
tested positive. -Monitoring is a method of
follow-up to determine if a person who was
previously diagnosed with COVID-19 continues to
test positive.
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Who Should Get Tested?
-For residents and workers in shared living
environments, especially if some individuals are
vulnerable to severe illness with COVID-19. -For
all people admitted to the hospital. -For
patients prior to surgeries or other medical
procedures. -For patients who are being
prescribed drugs that could suppress their
immune system. -For employees or students who are
often in close contact to detect asymptomatic
cases as part of health programs to reduce virus
transmission.
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Two Types Of RT-PCR Tests

• Rapid RT-PCR COVID-19 Test
• -Results are generally reported within one hour
  (1 day in Nevada)
• -Satisfies most travel restriction requirements
• -Collected from the front of the only.
• Expedited RT-PCR COVID-19 Test
• -Expedited Results as fast as 1 day, see your
  locations website for details
• -Satisfies most travel restriction requirements
• -Can be collected by nasal mid-turbinate or
  nasopharyngeal swab.

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Types Of
COVID-19 Tests?
There are two main types of these diagnostic or
screening tests -Molecular COVID-19 tests Also
known as NAATs. Molecular tests look for genetic
traces of SARS-CoV-2. There are many types of
NAATs, but the most common and well-known uses a
laboratory method called reverse
transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-
PCR), which is sometimes referred to as
PCR. -Antigen tests Antigens are a type of
protein that provokes an immune response, and
antigen testing looks for antigens that are
specific to SARS-CoV-2.
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