COVID-19

OSHA Compliance Testing

NOW AVAILABLE!

Cut costs by 80% while still getting industry leading RT-PCR testing and IGeneX reliability.

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WHAT IS POOLED TESTING FOR COVID-19?

For OSHA surveillance testing to be conducted in high volume, IGeneX will pool five swabs into one Viral Transport Medium tube. This maintains the specificity and sensitivity of the RT-PCR COVID test and eliminates the risk of false negative often seen with less sensitive rapid antigen tests.

If a sample in the tube tests positive, then individual specimens will be collected for each person to determine which individual(s) are positive.

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Large employers, schools, sports teams, houses of worship and many more organizations needing surveillance testing of asymptomatic individuals can benefit from the convenience and cost savings of pooled testing. Anyone who is symptomatic should consult a physician and have a single person RT-PCR test administered.

RECOMMENDED COVID-19 POOLED TEST

THE BEST CHOICE: SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT PCR Pooled

Many COVID-19 tests are rapid antigen tests, which are statistically less accurate than RT-PCR tests.  Recent reports also detail how these rapid tests can give false negative results (meaning you test negative but are actually infected), as well as false positive results (meaning you do not have the virus but test positive).

We strongly recommend choosing an RT-PCR COVID-19 test, whether that is through IGeneX or another lab.

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WHY IGENEX FOR COVID-19 TESTING?

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IGeneX is ready to help organizations with their COVID-19 OSHA Compliance testing needs. We are pleased to be one of the few CLIA certified labs that offers pooled testing for COVID-19. The information from these tests will help your organization proceed in a responsible manner.

How to Order Pooled Testing

  1. Contact IGeneX at 1-800-832-3200 or with the form below to learn more about our testing and special pricing.
  2. IGeneX will provide test kits, as well as guidance on how to collect specimens and organize transportation of specimens to IGeneX.
  3. Results will be provided 24 hours after receipt of samples. Results will be reported to County and State Health Departments where required.

Contact Us

IGeneX is ready to help your organization with their COVID-19 testing needs. We pride ourselves on being the quality leader, but due to financial hardships from the pandemic, we are being very competitive on pricing, and in some cases might be able to bill insurance. Contact us today to learn more.