090-40-1066

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Antigen (ATK)

Nasopharyngeal swab                    
Combined nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal

Transport media

At room temperature for 1 hours
At 2-8°C for 4 hours

090-40-1066

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Antigen (ATK)

Tested daily (24 hours)

Microbiology, Laboratory Department
Tel. 14172

15 days

090-40-1066

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Antigen (ATK)

Coronavirus is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus with an envelope of about 80 to 120 nm in diameter. Its genetic material is the largest of all RNA viruses and is an important pathogen of many domestic animals, pets, and human diseases. It can cause a variety of acute and chronic diseases. Common symptoms in people infected with coronavirus include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath, and dyspnea. In severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death. “2019-nCoV” was discovered because of Wuhan Viral Pneumonia cases in 2019 and on January 12, 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that it can cause colds like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

Negative

A positive test result indicates that it is very likely that you have COVID-19.  A negative test result indicates that the SARS-CoV-2 antigen that causes COVID-19 was not found in your sample. For COVID-19, a negative test result for a sample collected while a person has symptoms usually means that COVID-19 did not cause your recent illness.

Manufacturer’s Package Insert, STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test, 2022-01, Q-NCOV-01G