Do I have corona now? PCR gargle test
PCR Gargle test COVID-19
Test yourself by gargling with water instead of the sometimes painful nasal swap! This test has to be sent to the lab, after which the result will follow within a few days.
The virus can be detected well 2 days before complaints and 5 days after complaints. It is therefore only useful to test after suspected infection or in case of complaints.
Equally reliable as a normal PCR test. The test is performed on the Cobas 6800 from Roche.
Results within 48 hours of receipt at the lab, usually sooner.
In order to be able to test quickly when needed, some people choose to purchase this PCR coronation test in advance, which saves time on order processing and shipping of the test set.
This sampling method is just as reliable as the unpleasant throat-nose swap method.
The test is analyzed by Medical Laboratories Dr. Stein & Colleagues
The collection kit consists of a coded tube, personalized lab card and a special medical envelope for shipping to the lab. The barcode stickers on the tubes refer to your name and your specific study.
- Prior to obtaining a sample from a throat swab, do not ingest solid food for at least one hour (if possible).
- Open the sample tube and fill it with drinking water or non-carbonated mineral water
- Now allow the entire liquid to flow into the pharynx (do not swallow!). Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth with the head stretched out. Gargle like this for about 10 seconds.
Note: Simple mouth rinsing is not sufficient for this test! - Spit out the entire gargled liquid into the sample tube and close it tightly!
In patients at risk of choking, a swab should be taken as an alternative.
It is also possible to deliver the test to the lab yourself, also on Saturday.
see here the route description
You can drop off the test at the lab between 8.00 and 17.00, then please put it in the mailbox (in envelopes), then a light will go on internally, so they know there are samples. On saturdays please bring it to the lab between 8.00 and 11.00.
ResultsYou
will be called within a few days for your results. In addition, you will receive the result by email within a few days at the latest.If you have any questions after receiving the result, you can request a consultation at http://www.bloodtesting.nl tab: additional advice.
As soon as your test is posted in a PostNL mailbox, it becomes medical mail that will be at the lab the next day. On weekends, you must put your test in a medical mailbox.
Mailboxes of Postnl are emptied from Monday till Friday. Fortunately, an exception has been made for sending medical mail so that it can be delivered on Mondays. Certain Postnl letter boxes have a medical mail logo, you can post your sample in these letter boxes on Sunday before 17.00 as these letter boxes are emptied on Sunday. Your sample will then be delivered to our lab on Monday. Do you want to know where the post box with a medical mail logo is in your area? Click on Letterbox for medical mail logo to go to the PostNL site. On the PostNL site, enter your postcode or town name, select "Post a letter" and then "Medical" under the heading accessibility.
We report positive results to the GGD in connection with infectious diseases that require to be reported.
You can also order this test from stock and use it whenever you want (no expiration date) if you don't want to use it or want to transfer it to another person this is also possible. Please contact our customer service via WhatApp 085-0653747 or via email.
If you order as a company you can order tests for several people at once.
As soon as you issue and submit the tests, please send us: name, barcode number of the test (066xxxx) date of birth, telephone number and email address of the staff member. We will then ensure a correct report (by email) and explanation to the staff member. (Reports may not be sent directly to the company for reasons of privacy).
Click here for an example of the results:
