We are pleased to offer the Roche quantitative antibody laboratory test for COVID-19 IgG antibodies with a full blood draw, and results in 24 hours.
We provide the Roche quantitative antibody test, also known as the “vaccine antibody test”, which provides a positive or negative result and the number of antibodies you have. We recommend the Roche test for testing after having the vaccine, but it is also helpful after infection.
COVID antibody tests can show whether you have had a previous infection (IgG antibodies) or an immune response to vaccination. For a current infection, we continue to recommend a PCR COVID-19 swab which has close to 100% accuracy and can be taken while you are symptomatic at home.
Abbott Laboratory antibody testing – £49
- PHE-approved
- 100% sensitivity
- 99.7%-100% specificity
- Excludes false negatives
- Excludes false positives
- Uses a cut-off point of 1.4 u/ml for a positive result
- Results in one day
- Not suitable for testing post-vaccination
Roche Laboratory Quantitative antibody testing – £49
- 100% sensitivity and specificity after 28 – 35 days
- Excludes false positives
- Excludes false negatives
- Uses a cut-off point of 0.8 u/ml for a positive result
- Provides a quantitation of the number of antibodies
- Suitable for testing post-vaccination
If you need to exclude an active infection for travel purposes or visit someone asymptomatic, you can speed up the process by having a PCR swab test at the clinic. Just book online.
Please call one of our clinics or book online to arrange your check-up and test. We have two options available:
- Laboratory test for IgG antibodies (Abbott): £49
- Quantitative laboratory test for IgG antibodies (Roche): £49
FAQ
Blood antibody testing tests for IgG antibodies for the COVID-19 virus. To test for an active infection, you will need a PCR swab.
We recommend testing 28 days after you started showing symptoms. If you are asymptomatic, you can have the test at any time.
If you are currently symptomatic, we recommend having a PCR swab test which we can send to your home.
Instant coronavirus antibody tests are available now. We are currently using SureScreen COVID-19 antibody test kits for IgG and IgM antibodies and Abbott testing also.
The test for the previous infection is reliably accurate (99.6%). The test for the current COVID infection is a little less accurate (approximately 97 – 98%) which is why we recommend confirmation with a PCR swab.
If you are symptomatic and currently ill, we recommend the PCR swab test which you can do at home with our kit.
