Who Are Not Suitable for Nucleic Acid Testing?

For some people who are in high-risk areas and who may be infected with the COVID-19, it is very important to do a nucleic acid testing. but it is not suitable to do the testing if there are the following conditions：

1. 30 minutes before taking samples, it is not advisable to do nucleic acid testing for people who smoke, drink, chew gum, etc., so as not to affect the accuracy of the results.

2. People who have eaten too much are not suitable for nucleic acid testing because they are prone to nausea and vomiting, which affects the accuracy of the results.

3.Those who have taken oral antiviral and anti-infective drugs before the nucleic acid test should postpone the nucleic acid test to avoid affecting the test results.

4. If nasal swab sampling is performed, the test can be suspended for people with acute nasopharyngeal disease, such as bleeding and edema.

5. Those who have had nausea and vomiting during the nucleic acid test should temporarily postpone the nucleic acid test and wait for the symptoms to be relieved before sampling.

6. When the sampled person touches the sampling crown of the swab or the tip of the sampling swab with their hands or other objects, it is not suitable to do nucleic acid testing, which may easily cause contamination and affect the test results,and need to be replaced and redo.

These six types of people are not suitable for nucleic acid testing.