why it takes so long to get covid 19 test back code example
Example: how long does it take to get results from covid test
I got results back within 4 days from MAKO. This is what is says,
Negative (Not Detected)
The SARS-CoV-2 test is intended for the
presumptive qualitative detection of nucleic acid
from SARS-CoV-2 in upper respiratory specimens. A
Negative result does not exclude infection caused
by SARS-CoV-2 and the results must be correlated
with clinical presentation and evaluated in the
context of other laboratory and epidemiologic
data.
The COVID-19 RT-qPCR test is a Laboratory
Developed test (LDT) not approved or cleared by
the FDA and has been approved for Emergency Use
Authorization (EUA). This test has been authorized
by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
This test is only authorized for the duration of
time the declaration that circumstances exist
justifying the authorization of the emergency use
of in vitro diagnostic tests for detection of
SARS-CoV-2 virus and/or diagnosis of COVID-19
infection under section 564(b)(1) of the Act, 21
U.S.C. 360bbb-3(b)(1), unless the authorization is
terminated or revoked sooner.