The post includes photos of kids and adults being tested for COVID-19 with a nasal swab, the traditional way a PCR test is performed. Accompanying those is an image of a cow receiving a nasal swab ...

Sorey said OSPRI’s vertically integrated business model is unique. It researches diseases, develops new PCR tests, ...

Share on Pinterest A nasal swab test can be used to determine if a person has COVID-19. Getty Images Tests for COVID-19 include the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic test, which is a ...

The Biden In this photo, a lab technician is working on smears for PCR tests for COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic on February 22, 2021 in Kiel, Germany. Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images ...

Image: Adobe Stock. “The community (infectious disease physicians/practitioners and microbiologists) were all familiar with the limitations of PCR testing of plasma-poor sensitivity,” Graf said.

Antigen tests were positive in 12.8% and 12% of adults and children, respectively, in the screening program, with 82% concordance between antigen and RT-PCR test results.

RT-PCR tests were conducted on 4,636 occasions, and 2,863 RT-PCR results from 2,579 patients were evaluated in the study.