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Smile Cliniq London’s Multi Award Winning Dental Practice is pleased to Offer the Siemens Rapid Covid -19 Antigen Test (Clinitest®) CE marked and MHRA Registered at our London Practices


COVID-19 is an acute respiratory infectious disease. Currently, people infected by the novel coronavirus are the main source of infection; asymptomatic infected people can also be an infectious source. Based on the current epidemiological investigation, the incubation period is 1 to 14 days (usually 3 to 7 days). The main manifestations include fever, fatigue, and dry cough. Nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, myalgia, and diarrhoea are found in a few cases.

This test is for detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigen. Antigen is generally detectable in upper respiratory specimens during the acute phase of infection. Rapid diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection will help healthcare professionals to treat patients and control the disease more efficiently and effectively.

The Test

The CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test is an immunochromatographic membrane assay that uses highly sensitive monoclonal antibodies to detect nucleocapsid protein from SARS-CoV-2 in direct nasopharyngeal (NP) swab.

SPECIMEN COLLECTION

  1. The sterile swab is inserted gently into the patient’s nostril.
  2. We swab over the surface of the posterior nasopharynx and rotate the swab several times.
  3. We then remove the swab from the nasal cavity.

Clinical Sensitivity, Specificity and Accuracy Clinical Performance 

This was evaluated by 7 non-laboratory sites within the US, where patients were enrolled and tested. Testing was performed by 24 non laboratorian Health Care Workers that were not familiar with the testing procedure. A total of 317 fresh nasopharyngeal swab samples was collected and tested, which includes 61 positive samples and 256 negative samples. The CLINITEST Rapid COVID-19 Antigen Test results were compared to results of Emergency Use Authorized RT-PCR assays for SARS-CoV-2 from nasopharyngeal swab specimen.

Relative Sensitivity: 96.72% (95%CI*: 88.65%-99.60%)

*Confidence Intervals Relative Specificity: 99.22% (95%CI*: 97.21%-99.91%)

Accuracy: 98.74(95%CI*: 96.80%-99.66%)

 

 

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