While PCR tests remain the gold standard for SARS-CoV-2 detection, so-called rapid COVID-19 tests employ lateral flow technology instead, and can return a result in 30 minutes or less. A positive test ...

The following is a summary of “Rates of infection with other pathogens after a positive COVID-19 test versus a negative test in US veterans (November, 2021, to December, 2023): a retrospective cohort ...

If a person tests negative with a rapid test but is thought likely to have Covid-19, either because of symptoms or their exposures, they are still recommended to get a “gold standard ...