Vergeire said the PRC was then informed that it could use the test as an alternative to the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test, which the Department of Health considers the gold standard for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, a severe respiratory disease.
The saliva tests, which could also be used for nontravelers, reportedly cost P1,500 to P2,000, compared to P3,800 to P5,000 charged for the RT-PCR tests. The appropriate time to get accurate test results is on the fifth to the seventh day when a person’s virus load is higher, she said. Also considered a faster alternative test, the saliva test is deemed “less invasive” than the RT-PCR test, which requires collecting samples using nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs.Eric Domingo, director general of the Food and Drug Administration, said a saliva test is considered safer than a swab test as the sample is self-collected and would not require direct contact with a health personnel.
bakt walang lighter?
Test is accurate the China test kit
This is not accurate. Been parallel testing saliva test, hindi siya accurate. Mas accurate parin ang swab. Nakakailang test na kami at hindi siya tumutugma sa result ng swab
Push na toh sakit na ng ilong kaka pa swab test
May gumagamit!!! Ipa-tokhang na yan! 😂😂😂
akala ko mikmik
DickGordonDG less painful too RRD_Davao DickGordonDG philredcross
matagal pa ito maging universal and standard di pa ubos yung nabili na swab test ng cartel sayang naman puhunan. pati face shield nag restock kaya kahit magkantalisod tayo face shield pa din para bawas inventory. pang retire pag tapos na term.
LeilasINQ Good and affordable alternative
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