Description
INTENDED USE
COVID-19 & FLU A/B Antigen Test Kit (Colloidal Gold) is used for in vitro qualitative detection of 2019 Novel Coronavirus antigen and influenza A/B antigen in human nasopharyngeal swab samples. PRINCIPLE
These two tests use colloidal gold immunochromatography to detect COVID-19 and Flu A/B antigens. The test of COVID-19 use COVID-19 monoclonal antibody (test line T) and goat anti-mouse polyclonal antibody (control line C) immobilised on a nitrocellulose strip. The burgundy colored conjugate pad contains colloidal gold conjugated to another COVID-19 monoclonal antibody. When the processed buffer containing the sample is added to the sample well, COVID-19 will combine with the COVID-19 monoclonal antibody conjugate to form an antigen-antibody complex. This complex migrates through nitrocellulose membrane by capillary action. When the complex meets the line of the COVID-19 monoclonal antibody of test line T, the complex is trapped forming a burgundy colored band which confirms are active test result: Absence of a colored band in the test means negative test result.
The test of Flu A/B is coated with influenza A virus monoclonal antibody (test line A), influenza B virus monoclonal antibody (test line B) and goat anti-mouse polyclonal antibody (control line C) on a nitrocellulose membrane. The gold label pad contains another influenza A virus monoclonal antibody and influenza B virus monoclonal antibody coupled with colloidal gold. When a sample containing influenza A virus antigen is added to the sample well, the influenza A virus antigen will combine with the influenza A virus monoclonal antibody conjugate to form an antigen-antibody complex. The complex moves through the nitrocellulose membrane. When the complex encounters the influenza A virus monoclonal antibody on the test line A, the complex is captured and forms a burgundy band, which confirms the positive test result. When a sample containing influenza B virus antigen is added to the sample well, the influenza B virus antigen is the same as that of influenza A virus antigen. The influenza B virus antigen will color the test line B, forming a burgundy line, that is, confirm Influenza B virus positive test result. No color band on test line A/B means negative fest result.
These two tests contain a quality control line (control line C),which should show a purple-red color band of goat anti-mouse polyclonal antibody combined with the colloidal gold conjugate in the gold label pad, regardless of the color on any other test line.


