These tests are used by hospitals and clinics to help triage patients, not as the sole basis to diagnose or exclude SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Negative results do not rule our SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly in those who have been in contact with the virus. Follow-up testing with a laboratory test should be considered to rule out infection in these individuals.
"These kits are designed for rapid testing," says Leon Reingold, DrugTestsInBulk.Com’s CEO. "When you have thousands upon thousands of patients, you do not have time to wait for lab testing that can take days to provide results. We need to get out there and triage patients immediately so we can get to the people who are truly infected.”