Access Bio CareStart™ COVID-19 Rapid POC Antigen Test 20 Kits/Box

RAPID POC TEST

Due to the highly contagious nature and global health crisis, SARS-CoV-2 has been designated as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and continues to have devastating impacts on healthcare systems and the world economy including the U.S. To effectively end the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, systematic screening and detection of both clinical and asymptomatic COVID-19 cases is critical.

As an intended point-of-care (POC) designated test performed by medical professionals with a 10 minutes processing time, CareStart™ COVID-19 Antigen Test helps provide critical answers about active infections to patients and healthcare workers alike.

• Lateral flow assay
• Rapid results in 10 minutes
• Nasopharyngeal swab specimen collection
• Intended at POC setting (i.e., in patient care settings) by medical professionals operating under a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Compliance, or Certificate of Accreditation
• Detect SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigen

TEST PRINCIPLES

The CareStart™ COVID-19 Antigen Test is a lateral flow immunochromatographic assay for the detection of extracted nucleocapsid protein antigens specific to SARS-CoV-2 in swab specimens directly collected from symptomatic individuals who are suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare providers.

TEST PROCEDURE

Peel off aluminum foil seal and rotate the swab inside the extraction vial vigorously at least 5 times.	Remove the swab by rotating against the extraction vial while squeezing the sides of the vial to release the liquid from the swab. Properly discard the swab.	Close the vial by pushing the cap firmly onto the vial and mix thoroughly by flicking the bottom of the tube.	Invert the extraction vial and hold the sample vertically above the sample well. Squeeze the vial gently. Allow three (3) drops of sample to fall into the sample well.

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