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Covid 19 testing procedure cdc. Cdc recommends that all people whether or not they have had covid 19 take steps to prevent getting and spreading covid 19. This guidance is intended for only those laboratories that perform virus concentration procedures including wastewatersewage surveillance testing and not for public health or clinical diagnostic laboratories that handle covid 19 clinical specimens or laboratories that perform culture and isolation of sars cov 2. The test result only means that you did not have covid 19 at the time of testing.
Additional information about the components of the testing plan are available in the cdc guidance titled preparing for covid 19 in nursing homes. The newer of these tests also tests for influenza a and b viruses. Healthcare providers considering testing people with possible covid 19 should work with their local and state health departments to coordinate testing through public health laboratories or work with commercial or.
Continue to take steps to protect yourself. The food and drug administration has not authorized antibody testing to diagnose covid 19 and the cdc does not currently recommend using antibody testing for diagnosis of any infection. 5 2020 cdc has developed two laboratory tests that identify sars cov 2 the virus that causes covid 19.
If you test positive know what protective steps to take to prevent others from getting sick. If you test negative you probably were not infected at the time your sample was collected. A controversial guideline saying people without covid 19 symptoms didnt need to get tested for the virus came from hhs.
Clarify specimen collection procedures for all swab types and align with other respiratory disease specimen collection guidelines. Testing practices should aim for rapid turnaround times eg less than 24 hours in order to facilitate effective interventions.
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