{"id":704,"date":"2021-01-25T18:51:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T18:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/test\/covid-salivary-test-for-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2021-05-05T07:23:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T07:23:49","slug":"covid-salivary-test-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"test","link":"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/en\/test\/covid-salivary-test-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"COV<sup>id<\/sup> &#8211; Salivary Test for Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/logo-mcbiotech-1024x334.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\" width=\"256\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/logo-mcbiotech-1024x334.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/logo-mcbiotech-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/logo-mcbiotech-768x251.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/logo-mcbiotech-1536x502.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/logo-mcbiotech-2048x669.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>COV<sup>id<\/sup> is MC Biotech&#8217;s diagnostic response to the global health emergency of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COV<sup>id<\/sup> is a molecular diagnostic test allowing the identification of the RNA of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from saliva samples. The test uses patented isothermal amplification technology and was developed in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Technology, a center of excellence for Italian research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/vlcsnap-2021-03-17-12h56m10s354.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210310_guide_tamponisalivari_v8_compressed.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary objective of COV<sup>id<\/sup> is to provide an efficient diagnostic tool alternative to the solutions already available, solving the limits and bottlenecks of the nasopharyngeal swab-based tests and transforming them into strengths:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Non-invasive sampling: the choice of saliva allows solving the problem of invasiveness of the nasopharyngeal swab and carrying out repeated and frequent analyses.<\/li><li>Fast and all-in-one technology: the development of an extraction-free protocol integrated with an isothermal amplification technology drastically reduces the analysis times, relieving the classic bottlenecks of clinical laboratories and allowing at the same time a significant increase in the diagnostic capacity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the use of saliva, COV<sup>id<\/sup> represents a strategic solution for frequent screenings and for children and adolescents, offering the ideal test to ensure COVID-free schools and recreational environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ease and speed of sample collection and testing make COV<sup>id<\/sup> a winning strategy for companies, sport professionals, tourism, and travels, allowing large-scale routine analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"594\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/procedura-nonrENG-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"899\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/procedura-nonrENG-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/test\/test-salivare-per-coronavirus\/procedura-nonrita\/\" class=\"wp-image-900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/procedura-nonrENG-1.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/procedura-nonrENG-1-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/procedura-nonrENG-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"643\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/br-eng-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"178\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/br-eng-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/scarica-la-brochure-del-test-covid\/procedura-img\/\" class=\"wp-image-678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/br-eng-2.jpg 643w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/br-eng-2-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"807\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/test-in-a-box.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"879\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/test-in-a-box.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/test\/test-salivare-per-coronavirus\/test-in-a-box\/\" class=\"wp-image-880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/test-in-a-box.png 807w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/test-in-a-box-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/test-in-a-box-768x665.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>COV<sup>id<\/sup> is a CE-IVD certified diagnostic test, authorized by the Italian Ministry of Health.\nPatents: EP1275715; EP2253717; EP1327679; EP2031058.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#b1d6ee\"><strong><em>COV<sup>id<\/sup> is able to detect also the new English and South-African variants!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/en\/download-the-covid-test-brochure\/\">Download the Test brochure<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":793,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/test\/704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/test"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/test"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcbiotech.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}