Antigen and PCR tests diagnose COVID-19. Read about how these tests differ in their method of determining results, accuracy, timing, skill requirement, and costs.

A new biotechnology company in McKinney has ambitions to become the world’s first fully integrated platform for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing — the same technology behind a common COVID-19 ...

CDC test can’t differentiate between COVID and the flu? That’s wrong. While the CDC is withdrawing its EUA request for the 2019-nCoV RT-PCR test, it is not because the test is faulty.

Hundreds of COVID-19 tests have been authorized by the FDA since the start of the pandemic. Molecular PCR tests remain the “gold standard” way to detect COVID-19.

With at-home tests, a user’s method matters too and making a mistake can mean getting a false negative.” While the PCR test has a longer turnaround time, but it has an higher accuracy rate.

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits for COVID-19 use what’s known as gene cloning – not reproductive cloning – to detect the presence or absence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but social ...

The World Health Organization says a widely used PCR test can signal a potential omicron variant COVID-19 infection.

Timely and reliable testing is essential to prevent surges in new Covid-19 cases. Nasal swab RT-PCR testing is most commonly used for diagnosing the air-borne disease, all thanks to its precise ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was detected easiest when using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests in a pediatric population.

State officials told public schools this week to begin the transition to a new Covid-19 testing system. But officials said independent schools should continue to do what they are doing.