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Department of Health
BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
Baguio City
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY Form No: MS - PAT - MBL - 002
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY Revision No: 1
RESULT FORM Effectivity Date: June 1, 2020
Laboratory Test Performed: SARS-CoV2 Viral RNA Testing by Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection
REMARKS :
INTERPRETATION OF FINAL RESULT
SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA detected Positive for SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA not detected Negative for SARS-CoV-2
Invalid due to specimen quality Negative for test internal control (most likely due to poor specimen quality)
Comments/Remarks: Please correlate this laboratory result with all the available clinical and epidemiological information.
A repeat or supplementary specimen should be collected and tested if there is high index of suspicion for COVID-19 viral
infection.
Significance: This test utilizes specimen (ie. nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swab) collected from patients for the
qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA.
Limitations: Viral RNA detection is dependent on the viral load extracted from the specimen and patient’s disease course.
Pre-analytic variables such as but not limited to the collection, quality, and transport of the specimen may also affect the
results.
The performance characteristics of this test have been validated and is continuously being monitored by the Department
of Pathology as part of its quality assurance procedures.