Testing for the disease COVID-19 is also done with the immunochromatography method, the well-known rapid tests.
The result is available in 5 minutes.
The sensitivity of the method is 92% and the specificity is 98%.
These numbers mean that:
- If the result is negative, there is an 8% chance of failure (false negative result)
- If the result is positive, the chance of failure is limited to 2% (false positive result)
The corresponding numbers for the PCR method (molecular testing) are: Sensitivity 98%, Specificity 99.9%.
If you want to undergo a rapid antigen test, click here .
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