
Rapid antigen test
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Oct 12, 2026
PCR vs. Rapid Antigen Testing: What It Means for Isolation and Patient Care
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12:42Wayne TuckerHOST
So it's not something you're going to take out like something as portable as the rapid antigen test.
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12:49Wayne TuckerHOST
So I don't think that has changed.
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12:53Wayne TuckerHOST
Like it's still – the portability for the rapid antigen is still – you can use it anywhere whereas the PCR is still limited in terms of within a lab environment except you don't if you can have it in house even at a small hospital then you don't need to have you don't need to involve another like a bigger lab you can do it within house so but The cost is lower, but I do think rapid antigen testing is lower, but I think the PCR is coming down in terms of the costs.
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13:40EricaGUEST
It's kind of like genomic sequencing.
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13:43EricaGUEST
That was quite expensive, and now whole genome sequencing is very common.