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Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 02 Jan 2021
Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 02 Jan 2021
Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 29 Dec 2020
The laboratory at Atlantic Clinic has acquired a new clever piece of kit that will test for Covid antigen and influenza antigen on the same sample, and at the same price as the original Covid antigen test (60 euros). The results are ready as quickly as 15 minutes (sometimes a little longer when there is […]
Read More...Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 06 Dec 2020
Atlantic Clinic has just acquired the latest PCR equipment which can give a result within 4 hours (compared to 24-48hrs for most testing centers). Urgent testing can be done even on the weekends (a lab call-out charge of 70€ applies). Our prices for Covid 19 tests have also fallen: –PCR in 4hrs: 210 € […]
Read More...Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 20 Oct 2020
What vaccines does your child need? Are they different in Spain from other countries? Should you follow the Spanish schedule or that of your home country? This blog explains all. The vaccination schedule for children in Andalucia is shown in the table (in green). All children are advised to have these vaccines unless there are […]
Read More...Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 29 Sep 2020
This test has just become available in Spain and has several advantages Rapid: It is as fast as the rapid antibody test, and faster than the PCR test. The results are ready from 2 hours of taking the sample (the time may vary according to the workload of the laboratory). Early detection: it can detect […]
Read More...Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 21 Aug 2020
For rapid antibody tests and ELISA tests the interpretation is the same. The ELISA test is considered more reliable and also gives a quantitative figure of the amount of antibody (as opposed to a simple positive/negative result with the Rapid test). There are 4 possible results: IgM negative, IgG negative. There is no evidence of […]
Read More...Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 28 May 2020
*UPDATE 28/9/2020 We are now offering the new Rapid Antigen test for Covid-19. It is cheaper and faster than the PCR test. See details on the blog “New Antigen Test for Covid-19” There are now 3 types of Covid-19 tests available; PCR (standard & ultra-fast) Rapid antibody tests for IgM and IgG ELISA antibody tests for […]
Read More...Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 23 Apr 2020
The antibody testing at Atlantic Clinic is currently using the Acro Biotech kit. The American supplier quotes an accuracy rate for the 2 types of antibodies: IgM: 92.9% IgG: 98.6%* However, there are some uncertainties at the moment: These figures are based on current information. New data is coming in all the time and may […]
Read More...Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 07 Feb 2020
We know that this virus will not stop on its own and to date we also have no vaccine to immunize the population against the coronavirus. We can only count on the measures taken by the authorities to put an end to this epidemic and help, on our scale, to prevent infected people from transmitting […]
Read More...Post by: Atlantic Clinic on 11 Nov 2019
Four out of five people will get HPV at some time in their lives and yet most of them do not even know they are infected! We know that most (not all) HPV infections go away on their own, with no health complications that persist. However, we don’t know which of those infections will turn […]
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