Sample Type :- Nasopharyngeal Swab and Oropharyngeal Swab Test Result N Gene: Not Detected E Gene: Not Detected INTERPRETATION: COVID-19 NEGATIVE Internal Control: PASS Test Methodology: Reverse Transcriptase Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Clinical Information: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Most common symptoms of COVID-19 virus include fever, sore throat, cough, and dyspnoea. Other symptoms that are less common and may affect some patients include Loss of taste or smell, headache, diarrhoea etc. Symptoms begin one to fourteen days after exposure to the virus. People at "high risk" of serious complications include old people (above 60 years of age) and people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions (diabetes, heart or lung conditions, weakened immune systems, cancer or severe obesity). Interpretation: · Cycle threshold (Ct Value) Value ranges from 15-40 Cycle · Higher the Ct Value lower the viral load · Kindly correlate with the clinical presentation and findings Limitation: · A negative result does not preclude the presence of COVID-19 infection because results depend on adequate specimen collection, absence of inhibitors, and sufficient RNA to be detected. · The results of this test are highly dependent on the time and technique of sample collection and cold chain maintenance of samples. False Negative results are obtained if sample was collected too early or late. · Inadequate specimen collection, specimen was collected late or very early, presence of PCR inhibitor in sample, viral load lesser than the assay lower limit, presence of rare genotypes or mutation at primer/probe binding sites and many other factors may result in False Negative Report. · False Positive report may be obtained in cases where there is possibility of Background RNA contamination or non-specific interactions due to various reasons. NOTE: · ICMR Registration number for COVID -19 is AGIBPLAAG · RT PCR kits used for this assay are approved by ICMR
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Dr. Chirag Pandya Dr. Deepali Patel Ms. Deepal Pandya
M.B.B.S., M.S. (Molecular Medicine, UK) M.D. (Pathology) Molecular Biologist (UK) Lab Director
NABL ACCREDITED LABORATORY / ICMR APPROVED LABORATORY FOR COVID-19 TESTING