Everything You Need to Know About Using Antigen Tests

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Advantages of Rapid Home Antigen Test Rapid Antigen Test is a new kind of diagnostic approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research for fast discovery of the virus that causes COVID-19 in patients. It is suggested for the usage in the field settings & healthcare settings in grouping with the gold standard RT-PCR Test. Speed: Provides the results in 15 to 30 minutes Accurate: If the test shows a positive effect, it is measured as true positive, and does not require reconfirmation. Scalable: Can be applied to test on lots of people in one day in the field setting (e.g. the societies, apartment building, company, manufacturing facilities, etc.) Simple to Perform: Does not need specific machines Early Analysis: Helps with the early exposure and quick repression Who Should Get an Home Antigen Test Done? In the Repression Zones or Hotspots All patients showing the indicative influenza-like illnesses {patients having a sensitive respiratory illness with fever ≥ 100.4 F (38 degrees C) and cough} Asymptomatic direct and high-risk links (of COVID19 positive patients) with comorbidities (lung-disease, heart-disease, liver-disease, kidney-disease, diabetes, neurological disorders, blood disorders) In Healthcare Settings All patients displaying indicative (ILI) {patents having the acute respiratory disease with fever ≥ 100.4 F Asymptomatic patients who are hospitalized or looking for hospitalization, in the following high-risk groups: a) Patients experiencing the chemotherapy b) Immunosuppressed patients involving those who are HIV+; c) Patients diagnosed with a malignant illness d) Transplant patients e) Old patients with co-morbidities Asymptomatic patients suffering from the aerosol-generating surgical/non- surgical intrusions: a) Neurosurgery b) ENT surgery c) Dental processes, and d) Non-surgical intrusions like bronchoscopy and dialysis How Much Does the Rapid Antigen Test Costs? This test costs at reasonable rates if samples are collected at our branch. A home visit for the same will cost more in the 5 km radius of our branches. For the locations further than 5 km of our branches, tests will have to be carried out on site. Our Care Team will get in contact with you for scheduling your test. They will gather your applicable details and Antigen Test Report and will send you a link for making the payment for the test. Our Care team will hand over a sterile & rapid test kit to you and will direct you to the RT-PCR sample assortment.

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Advantages of Rapid Home Antigen Test

Rapid Antigen Test is a new kind of diagnostic approved by the Indian Council ofMedical Research for fast discovery of the virus that causes COVID-19 in patients. It issuggested for the usage in the field settings & healthcare settings in grouping with thegold standard RT-PCR Test.

Speed: Provides the results in 15 to 30 minutes Accurate: If the test shows a positive effect, it is measured as true positive,

and does not require reconfirmation. Scalable: Can be applied to test on lots of people in one day in the field setting

(e.g. the societies, apartment building, company, manufacturing facilities, etc.) Simple to Perform: Does not need specific machines Early Analysis: Helps with the early exposure and quick repression

Who Should Get an Home Antigen Test Done?

In the Repression Zones or Hotspots

All patients showing the indicative influenza-like illnesses {patients having asensitive respiratory illness with fever ≥ 100.4 F (38 degrees C) and cough}

Asymptomatic direct and high-risk links (of COVID19 positive patients) withcomorbidities (lung-disease, heart-disease, liver-disease, kidney-disease,diabetes, neurological disorders, blood disorders)

In Healthcare Settings

All patients displaying indicative (ILI) {patents having the acute respiratorydisease with fever ≥ 100.4 F

Asymptomatic patients who are hospitalized or looking for hospitalization, in thefollowing high-risk groups:

a) Patients experiencing the chemotherapyb) Immunosuppressed patients involving those who are HIV+;c) Patients diagnosed with a malignant illnessd) Transplant patientse) Old patients with co-morbidities

Asymptomatic patients suffering from the aerosol-generating surgical/non-surgical intrusions:

a) Neurosurgeryb) ENT surgeryc) Dental processes, andd) Non-surgical intrusions like bronchoscopy and dialysis

How Much Does the Rapid Antigen Test Costs?

This test costs at reasonable rates if samples are collected at our branch. A home visitfor the same will cost more in the 5 km radius of our branches. For the locationsfurther than 5 km of our branches, tests will have to be carried out on site. Our CareTeam will get in contact with you for scheduling your test. They will gather yourapplicable details and Antigen Test Report and will send you a link for making thepayment for the test. Our Care team will hand over a sterile & rapid test kit to youand will direct you to the RT-PCR sample assortment.