I read up on it and found that ELISA tests aren’t very reliable. The PCR tests are the way to go, but they take a few hours to do. It’s been a while since I’ve been in the research field, but this has made me interested in going back.
Thanks
It depends on what you are testing for, the environmental conditions, conditions of the reagent, etc.
Quick results for some Virus are reliable 99% of the time. Meaning a false positive is more likely to need more extensive testing. HIV results are available in 20 minutes.
A more complicated less studied Virus would most likely need more time.
That said - if “they” can test in for this in such a short period of time, why are the results not yet available for Wash. D.C. And Maryland - or did I miss that?