Where to get PCR testing in Kyiv?
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The coronavirus pandemic has become part of our daily reality along with measures to prevent and diagnose it. The results help doctors make accurate diagnoses, prescribe adequate treatment to patients.
It's important to get tested for coronavirus for another reason: if it is positive, the patient will be able to self-isolate in time so as not to infect others and not to spread the virus.
What is PCR?
A polymerase chain reaction is a method of laboratory diagnosis that shows whether SARS-CoV-2 RNA is present in a sample of biological material. The sensitivity of this method reaches almost 100%.
It allows you to determine whether a person is sick with covid, on the first day of infection when the symptoms of the disease haven't yet made themselves felt. The technique was developed immediately after Chinese scientists were able to decipher the genome of the coronavirus.
For the examination, take a swab from the throat or nasopharynx. The whole process lasts less than a minute, is painless, but is accompanied by short-term discomfort.
The result will be ready in a day. For those who need it urgently, it can be done in 7 hours after the collection of biomaterial.
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