That's why you can test positive for Covid, even if you do not have it
A new FDA report highlights major defects with a commonly used coronavirus test.
While some people with theCoronavirus can experience a range of symptoms, the others show no sign of infection at all. AndSince the most common symptoms-Cough, fever and breathing shortness - can also be signs of other respiratory diseases, such as flu, it can be difficult to know if you have a CVIV-19 or not. That is whyMany people are tested every day. Unfortunately, the results are not always correct. And according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA),The Taqpath test of Thermo Fisher is any one of those who return false conclusions.
The FDA issued a public statement on August 17, notifying laboratories and health care providers that there is a "Risk of false results"Associated with the Thermo Fisher Scientific Taqpath Covid-19, A KitAshen test led either on your throat This can produce results in just a few hours.
At the time of publication, no information on the number of false positives published from the test had been published by the FDA. However, the Declaration came only a few weeks after Connecticut's public health ministry reported that 90 people were tested between June 15 and June 17 received false positive results. And according to theCURRENT HARTFORD, individuals have been tested throughThermo Fisher System.
The FDA indicates that the false positives of this system are the result of two problems: incorrect use of obsolete test equipment and test software. FDA recommends that any laboratory staff and health care providers using the Combined Kit Thermo Fisher Scientific Taqpath Covid-19update their software immediately andRead the last set of instructions To avoid incorrect use of the equipment.
According to the associated press (AP), the thermo fisher test has been approved by the FDA for use in mid-March, just one of theMore than 200 coronavirus test methods that the agency had approved since February. In a public statement, a spokesman for thermo Fisher said thatThey worked with the FDA "To ensure that laboratory staff will include the need for strict adhesion to the instructions for use."
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AP says a small percentage of false positivesand False negatives are expected with any coronavirus test. In fact, a review of coronavirus tests has found thatanywhere between 2 and 29% could be false negative. And according to experts from Harvard Medical School,False positives are less likely, with a reported rate of 5% or less. Anyway, even common inaccurate results are or are not, the recent recent announcement of the FDA is an issue of once the country continues to contain the propagation of CIVID-19. And for more information on the follow-up of the coronavirus, checkThat's exactly when you need a COVID test, says the doctor.
