FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ?

• What are the advantages of PCR testing?

  With the PCR test, people who have caught coronavirus or carriers are determined, their isolation is ensured, and in this way, a very important step is taken to control the epidemic. In addition, the PCR test is a test that gives results in a very short time. Since blood is not taken, it is an important advantage to be performed painlessly.

• Is the PCR test reliable?

  PCR is an extremely reliable test method. This test allows to identify carriers that do not show symptoms in coronavirus. When the carriers are detected, it will be possible to create a measure plan to control the coronavirus epidemic.

• Who is PCR tested?

  Although the PCR test is performed on people with symptoms of Covid 19, it can also be applied to those without symptoms. Depending on the patient's condition, samples are taken from the upper or lower respiratory tract.

• Where is the PCR test done?

  The PCR test is taken from the health institutions approved by the Ministry of Health and the results are obtained in the approved laboratories.

• What should be considered while performing the PCR test?

  For the PCR test, the sample must be taken at the right time, in the right way. Care should be taken to send the sample to the laboratory within the framework of hygiene rules and to apply all health measures during the test.

• How long will the PCR test result?

  It is possible to get results from the PCR test within 1-3 hours. Depending on the time the samples are taken and the test is run, the results can be reported within 24 hours.

• Where is the PCR test used?

  PCR; It is used to diagnose many viruses, bacteria and parasites such as genetic diseases, prenatal diagnosis, coronavirus, forensic medicine, cancer research, paternity tests, DNA analysis, HIV and Hepatitis B.

• What is the difference between PCR testing and antibody testing?

  One of the things that should be known with the antibody test is that this is not an antigen test. Antigen tests are tests that reveal whether the person is sick, that is, the presence of acute infection. Antibody tests are aimed at identifying whether the person has had an infection before and whether they have been immunized against the virus. In other words, it does not give information about whether the person is sick at the time of the test. The PCR test also gives the genetic information of the virus, the results of whether the coronavirus or a different virus infects the patient. The PCR method gives results when infected, when the antibody of the disease is not formed. The antibody test measures the total IgG type antibodies formed by the body's immune system against the SARS CoV-2 virus that causes Covid 19. So it is a test that shows whether you are immune to this disease. It is different from the test performed by taking samples from the throat or nose, blood is taken from the arm. It is more reliable than the tests done with finger tip blood. Although the PCR test takes about 40 minutes to run, the result is reported in 24 hours at the latest.

• What does PCR positive mean?

  A positive result in the PCR test means that you have been infected with this disease in the coronavirus. Thus, the person and those around him are isolated, so the risk of transmitting the coronavirus to other people can be reduced.