Coronavirus Antibody Test

This test is a Total IgM/IgG Antibody test. You will be sent a CE marked sample collection kit specially designed to be used at home and approved by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency. Your blood sample (from a finger prick) is then sent to our laboratory to be analysed. You will receive a copy of your lab report with an interpretation from a doctor telling you if you have the SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (indicating that you have had the Covid-19 infection). Results take 24 hours from when the sample is received at the lab. You will receive your lab report and an interpretation from a doctor as part of the service.

The test used is the Roche Total IgM/IgG assay. The test has a specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 97.4%. This test assay is CE marked for capillary samples.

The sample is to be taken 14 days or more after the onset of symptoms or possible exposure to the virus. It is not known how long these antibodies persist following an infection.

For more information about Covid-19 or for the RNA PCR swab, please visit our coronavirus test page.