PCR TEST IN SANTA POLA. 79€

COVID-19 DETECTION

In our Santa Pola clinic we carry out the test for the control of the COVID-19 disease for the detection of the Coronavirus Sars-COV-2 based on the PCR test for a price of € 79.

The PCR test is a test that detects the presence of the virus genetic material. It is a test that replicates the virus genome, a method that allows detecting a fragment of the genetic material of a pathogen. The PCR test achieves the detection of coronavirus early in the early stages of the infectious process, regardless of whether there are still no symptoms or will not develop them, as in the case of asymptomatic people.

In Rio-Hortega Clinic we have the necessary means to guarantee the results of the PCR tests in less than 12 hours.

Reserve and pay your online appointment for PCR

Results in less than 12 hours

¿How a PCR test is performed?

In Polyclinic of the Rio-Hortega we will extraction of the sample. This consists of an exudate nasopharyngeal carried out by qualified health personnel, where a tabund is introduced through the nostrils. The process can be a bit annoying, but it is not painful and does not last more than 30 seconds.

When we obtain the sample and verify that it is valid for analysis, it is taken to the clinical laboratory for its study.

The results of the PCR test take less than 12 hours and the official certificate is sent by email for greater comfort of the patient.

¿When I have to do a PCR test?

· If I have symptoms compatible with COVID-19: fever, cough, feeling of air, loss of taste and smell, pain when swallowing, diarrhea, muscle aches …

· If I had a risk of contagion.

· If I’m going to travel to another country.

· If I am going to visit people at risk as people over 60 years of age or with previous diseases or pathologies.

· If I go to family gatherings or social celebrations.

Important information about PCR tests.

In our clinic in Santa Pola we guarantee the results of the PCR test in less than 12 hours since we work with various laboratories to expedite the entire process and thus possible.

It is PCR test is a more laborious process than others, such as antigens, in which the sample goes through several processes and this makes something more obtaining the results.

The PCR test price at our Santa Pola clinic is € 79.

For greater patient’s comfort, from Polyclinic of the River-Horta we manage the results of the PCR test to receive them by email. In this way, you can teach it to the competent authorities digitally.

The closer your appointment for the PCR test with the day of your departure, the better. As a general rule, tourist destinations countries usually demand that a PCR test has been carried out in the 48 or 72 hours prior to arrival in the country.

However, remember to consult the official pages of the government of the country of destination or contact the travel agency or airline to solve all your doubts.

The PCR is a process by which a sample is obtained through a nasopharyngeal exudate whose content is analyzed in the laboratory. Polyclinic of the River-Hortega collaborates with IMED hospitals for this analysis process and it is thanks to this collaboration so that the results are so fast and have a very high efficiency.

Once the sample is in the laboratory, the virus is inactive exposing the sample at a temperature of 96 degrees for 15 minutes. Then, the genetic material is extracted and introduced manually into the thermocycler, which contain their own reagents, and that is where the polymerase chain reaction, known as PCR.In this part of the process is where the results can be interpreted to know if the person is positive or negative.

A positive PCR sample indicates that the patient is at that time infected by the virus and is likely to infect others. Including asymptomatics, which although they have not developed symptoms are also infected and can infect others although it is known that the ability to spread is lower.

The known as “false negatives” in the results of the PCR tests are due, in the vast majority of cases, to a taking of the sample carried out in a erroneous way or that it was carried out at a time that was not adequate, that is, too soon or too late.

Performing this test in a specialized clinic or hospital and in a prudential time after having been in contact with a positive or manifesting symptoms, these errors in the results should not be caused.

According to your situation. If you have been in contact with a positive person in COVID-19 or have manifested symptoms related to the disease, you should confine yourself at your home and notify your health center, whatever the result of the PCR test. If the test is done to be able to make a trip or for another similar reason you do not have to.