How do you do a QuickVue strep test?

How do you do a QuickVue strep test?

Hold the bottle vertically and place one free falling drop of liquid control on a sterile rayon-tipped Swab provided in the kit. Insert the Swab into the QuickVue In-Line Strep A Test Cassette Swab Chamber. Continue with the assay as instructed in the TEST PROCEDURE Section.

What is strep A dipstick?

The Consult® Diagnostics Strep A Dipstick is a rapid test to qualitatively detect the presence of Strep A antigen in throat swab specimens, providing results within 5 minutes.

How do you perform a strep test?

Your health care provider will use a tongue depressor to hold down your tongue. He or she will use a special swab to take a sample from the back of your throat and tonsils. The sample may be used to do a rapid strep test in the provider’s office. Sometimes the sample is sent to a lab.

What type of strep does the QuickVue rapid strep test kit check for?

QuickVue Dipstick Strep A Test is a rapid test for detection of Streptococcus pyogenes group A (Strep A) in patient throat samples.

How do I know if my strep test is positive?

A doctor cannot tell if someone has strep throat just by looking at his or her throat. A rapid strep test involves swabbing the throat and running a test on the swab. The test quickly shows if group A strep is causing the illness. If the test is positive, doctors can prescribe antibiotics.

How does the quick strep test work?

How does the test work? Most rapid strep tests use lateral flow technology. The sample on the cotton-tipped swab is applied to a strip of nitrocellulose film and, if Group A strep antigens are present, these will migrate along the film to form a visible line of antigen bound to labeled antibodies.

How do you read a rapid strep test?

A blue Test Line and a red Control Line is a positive result. A positive result means that the assay detected Group A Streptococcus antigen in the specimen. Note that the blue line can be any shade of color and can be lighter or darker than the line in the picture.

How do you perform a throat swab?

Step-by-Step Description of Procedure Have the patient open the mouth and relax the tongue by saying “aaaah.” Press the tongue down using a tongue depressor. Gently rub the swab against both tonsils and the posterior pharynx. Place the swab in the culture medium, transport medium, or sterile test tube.

How do you perform a throat swab test?

Open your mouth wide and stick out your tongue – you will see an arch at the back of your mouth. Try to swipe the soft tip of the swab across the five areas in the picture as below. Rub the swab several times across the very back of your throat, behind the arch. This may make you gag but should not be painful.

How do you read a strep test?

What does the test result mean?

1. A positive rapid strep test means you have strep throat.
2. A negative rapid test indicates that you probably do not have strep throat.
3. A throat culture that is positive for group A strep means you have strep throat.