Coronavirus Test Kit
- Rapid finger-prick test for coronavirus – results in 15 minutes
- Identify COVID-19 infection before symptoms appear
- Screen workforce and isolate carriers immediately
- Precision-made to EU/German standard
- Each kit screens one person. Single use
- CE Marked and certified for professional / business use only
A rapid coronavirus blood test with results in just 15 minutes
Onsite coronavirus test – for business and professional use only
The AlphaBiolabs IgM-IgG Combined Antibody Rapid Test is one of the world’s first rapid screening tests for the identification of coronavirus infection. This accurate screening test is used widely in Germany to identify COVID-19 infections and is now available from AlphaBiolabs. During an extensive review of the current COVID-19 immunoassay devices and associated technical data by our scientific team, the devices used in our COVID-19 testing kits are the most accurate possible and will provide you with the peace of mind to help keep your employees safe.
The single-use qualitative test detects both early and late marker IgG/IgM antibodies in human finger-prick blood samples.
Keep your workforce safe
Screening your workforce is vital. Recent studies suggest that a high percentage of patients show no or few clinical symptoms. This easy-to-administer test can be performed by the individual themselves or by a company nurse or Occupational Health personnel.
There are four simple steps:
Collect blood sample
Add blood sample to sample well
Place 2–3 drops of buffer in sample well
Read results after 15 minutes
Each kit screens one person. Single use
Results
A total of three detection lines are possible. The control (C) line appears when the sample flows through the cassette.
Negative Result
If only the quality control (C) line appears, then no novel coronavirus antibody has been detected and the result is negative. If the control line doesn’t appear, the test has been unsuccessful and needs to be repeated.
If both the quality control line (C) and the detection line M appears, then the novel coronavirus IgM antibody has been detected and the result is positive for the IgM antibody.
If both the quality control line (C) and the detection line G appears, then the novel coronavirus IgG antibody has been detected and the result is positive for the IgG antibody.
If the quality control line (C) and both detection lines G and M appear, then the novel coronavirus IgG and IgM antibodies have been detected and the result is positive for both the IgG and IgM antibodies.
How does the coronavirus screening test work?
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is the body’s largest antibody. It is also the first antibody to appear in response to an initial exposure to an antigen (a toxin or other foreign substance), which induces an immune response in the body. It is widely accepted that IgM provides the first line of defence during viral infections, followed by the generation of adaptive, high affinity IgG responses for long-term immunity and immunological memory. Therefore, testing of COVID-19 IgM and IgG antibodies is an effective method for the rapid identification of a current or recent COVID-19 infection.
- Detection of IgM antibodies tends to indicate a recent exposure to COVID-19.
- Detection of IgG antibodies indicates a later stage of infection.
Thus, this combined antibody test could also provide information on the stage of infection.
Please note: this test is for business / professional use only, not for members of the public.
Please call 0333 600 1300 to order your coronavirus test, or alternatively order online
Diagnose a COVID-19 infection before symptoms appear
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the coronavirus test?
How does the coronavirus test work?
- Detection of IgM antibodies tends to indicate a recent exposure to COVID-19.
- Detection of IgG antibodies indicates a later stage of infection.
The testing device has a strip, which contains a colloidal gold-labelled recombinant novel coronavirus antigen and quality control antibody colloidal gold marker, two detection lines (G and M lines) and one quality control line (C) fixed on a nitrocellulose membrane. M is fixed with monoclonal anti-human IgM antibody for detecting the novel coronavirus IgM antibody. G is fixed with monoclonal antihuman IgG antibody for detecting the novel coronavirus IgG antibody.
How quickly can I get the results?
How accurate is the coronavirus test?
It has been acknowledged that our German made COVID-19 immunoassay devices are of a very high quality. The medical device contained within our kits has an EC-Declaration of Conformity with the Essential Requirements Annex I of the Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices. The sensitivity of our immunoassay is the best we have observed and is greater than 99.9% diagnostic sensitivity for IgG detection, and 91.8% diagnostic sensitivity for IgM detection. The diagnostic specificity for IgG reaches 99.5%, whereas the diagnostic specificity for IgM is 99.2%.
How do I understand the results?
A total of three detection lines are possible. The control (C) line appears when the sample flows through the testing device cassette.
Negative Result
If only the quality control (C) line appears, then no novel coronavirus antibody has been detected and the result is negative.
Positive Result, M only
If both the quality control line (C) and the detection line M appears, then the novel coronavirus IgM antibody has been detected and the result is positive for the IgM antibody.
Positive Result, G only
If both the quality control line (C) and the detection line G appears, then the novel coronavirus IgG antibody has been detected and the result is positive for the IgG antibody.
Positive Result, G and M
If the quality control line (C) and both detection lines G and M appear, then the novel coronavirus IgG and IgM antibodies have been detected and the result is positive for both the IgG and IgM antibodies.
Will the coronavirus test tell me if I have already had coronavirus?
If both the quality control line (C) and the detection line G appear in the detection window then the novel coronavirus IgG antibody has been detected. This indicates a later stage of infection. Therefore, you have previously had the COVID-19 infection, within the last 6 weeks of taking the test.
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