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COLD / FLU SCREENING

COLD / FLU SCREENING

  • INFLUENZA A + B ANTIGEN
  • COVID 19 ANTIGEN TEST
  • STREPTOCOCCUS ANTIGEN

UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS (URTI) MAY CAUSE RUNNY NOSE, SNEEZING, FEVER, SORE THROAT AND WEAKNESS. MANY VIRUSES CAN CAUSE URTI; THE MOST CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT ARE INFLUENZA AND COVID-19. SOME VIRAL URTI CAN COMPLICATE WITH SUPERIMPOSED BACTERIAL INFECTION DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS OR OTHERS. STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTIONS MUST BE PROPERLY TREATED TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS LIKE ABSCESSES, RHEUMATIC FEVER AND KIDNEY DISEASE.

 

SAME DAY RESULTS

Additional information

RESULTS IN:

SAME DAY

SAMPLE TYPE:

NASAL SWAB, THROAT SWAB

PREPARATION:

NO FOOD OR LIQUID INTAKE FOR 4 HOURS. BEST IN THE MORNING BEFORE BRUSHING.