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Many respiratory illnesses come with common symptoms but require different treatments. Rapid testing can help your clinician identify the cause—and recommend the appropriate treatment—in a matter of minutes.
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Many respiratory illnesses come with common symptoms but require different treatments. Rapid molecular testing can help your clinician identify the cause—and recommend the appropriate treatment—in a matter of minutes.
Find a test provider with ID NOW rapid molecular testing for more information.
When you or someone you care about is sick and you seek treatment, it’s important to know what’s causing your symptoms.
Rapid molecular testing can be ordered by a healthcare professional and performed at a pharmacy, clinic, or doctor's office, giving you results in minutes, not days. When you know what you have, your clinician can recommend the right treatment earlier, which can help you get well sooner.
With many illnesses, you can develop complications. Earlier diagnosis and treatment may help prevent these.2-4 Once you have a diagnosis, you can also take the right precautions to avoid spreading your illness to loved ones.
Rapid tests are essential tools to help your clinician diagnose what’s behind your symptoms, so you can treat earlier and get well sooner.
Many respiratory illnesses have different treatments but similar symptoms. Testing can help decode your symptoms.
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When you don’t feel well, it’s easy to describe your symptoms. What’s much harder is knowing the reason you feel sick in the first place. That’s because a sore throat, cough and runny or stuffy nose could describe multiple infections, including the common cold, the flu, Covid-19, RSV, or strep throat. And the way you treat them can differ greatly.
A rapid molecular flu test enables you to get the right treatment sooner and can help you prevent the spread of the flu to others5,6
Taking a rapid molecular COVID-19 test can provide you confidence to go to work, attend school, and be around friends and family7-8
A rapid molecular respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test may provide you confidence in knowing the symptoms are caused by a virus that will usually run its course3,6
A rapid molecular strep test can help your clinician determine whether you need antibioticsby providing answers in minutes without the need for a follow-up throat culture.
When you don’t feel well, it’s easy to describe your symptoms. What’s much harder is knowing the reason you feel sick in the first place. That’s because a sore throat, cough and runny nose could describe multiple infections, including the common cold, the flu, COVID-19, RSV, or strep throat. And the way you treat them can differ greatly.
A rapid molecular flu test enables you to get the right treatment sooner and can help you prevent the spread of the flu to others5,6
A rapid molecular COVID-19 test helps you make informed decisions about your health and your risk of spreading COVID-19 to others.7
A rapid molecular respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test may provide you confidence in knowing the symptoms are caused by a virus that will usually run its course3,6
A rapid molecular strep test can help your clinician determine whether you need antibiotics by providing answers in minutes without the need for a follow-up throat culture.
This program will teach you about rapid tests and how they can quickly identify illnesses like the flu, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and strep throat. Rapid testing can help you get treated earlier and get well sooner.
ID NOWTM rapid molecular instrument provides your healthcare professional with timely results, that can inform your treatment, which may include antivirals or antibiotics, so you can get well sooner.
Rapid tests are essential tools to help diagnose what’s behind your symptoms, so you can treat earlier and get well sooner. Understand the differences between rapid molecular tests and at home COVID-19 antigen self tests.
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