Antibody testing can detect whether a person has been infected previously with the SARS Covid-19 virus, or has developed an immune response after Covid-19 vaccination. 

 

We are pleased to be able to offer a new CE marked Roche quantitative Covid IgG/IgM total antibody testing service at our practice in Sutton Coldfield. The test determines the presence and level of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. It can show whether a person has already been infected, and has developed some immunity to the virus, and will also measure the antibody level of a vaccine-induced immune response. 

 

Tests are carried out as a supervised self test finger prick blood sample, which is then sent to our UKAS approved laboratory partner. 

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Results are returned to us within 24 hours of receipt of the sample at the laboratory. The test determines the strength of a patient's antibody response to the virus, expressed as a numerical value, specifying the level of antibodies in your blood. This then gives a baseline level for any testing you may have in the future. The relevance of a positive antibody result is not yet clearly defined, but the confirmed presence of antibodies is believed to provide protection against Covid-19 for up to 6 months, and maybe more

 

N.B. Patients must wait at least 14 days following exposure, onset of symptoms or after any Covid vaccination they have received before taking this test.