Rapid Covid test from Omega stacks up well against âgold standardâ PCR
A rapid Covid test made by Scotland’s Omega Diagnostics has been shown to detect the presence of the virus in more than 96 per cent of those whose infection would be picked up by “gold standard” PCR testing carried out in a laboratory.
New independent verification has shown that the Mologic lateral flow antigen test for Covid-19, which has been CE marked by Omega for sale under its Visitect brand, has 96.4% sensitivity when compared to laboratory PCR testing. This means that out of 100 infected patients identified by PCR testing, deemed to be the most accurate available, the Mologic test would return the same result for more than 96 of them.