Surface Check Subscription – Monthly – 8 surfaces

Surface testing not only gives you up to 5 days warning when someone in a building is infected, it helps you determine who to test and isolate. When selecting surfaces to swab, prioritize zones and high-traffic surfaces that are accessed by a limited group of people. Those are the people that you will test and isolate first if a surface is positive for a virus. For example, test:

• the employee time clock (touched by staff only),
• the nurse carts (touched by subgroups of nurses),
• the  door handle for a bathroom only accessed by people on that floor,
• the front desk (touched by welcome team and visitors)
• the light switch in a resident's bedroom

Other example of surfaces you can test are: door knobs, TV remote, elevator buttons, faucet handles, bedside tables, front desk computer, ventilation exits, soap/sanitizer dispensers, handrails, armrests, phones, or toilets.

Check out the Best Practice Guide for more information about how to select the areas to swab.

You can indirectly detect COVID-19 in the ambient air of your building by testing air vents.

Based on repeated measurements done on over 1,000 surface tests in more than 50 facilities, we know that the Surface Check has a higher and more reliable sensitivity than human testing (as of July 2020).

False-positive rate: We would incorrectly report that virus is present less in less than 5 out of 1000 tests.

False-negative rate: We would mistakenly report that there is no virus present less than 15 percent of the time. 

This compares favorably with the human testing statistics, in which 20-30% of infected people receive a negative test result.

We found that approximately 25% of surfaces in "hot" facilities will show the virus. therefore testing 4 surfaces that are independent of each other allows you to catch ~70% of outbreaks. Testing  8 surfaces allows you to catch ~90% of outbreaks.

Surface samples are collected by wiping the surface of the test object with the swabs and/or pads that come in the kit. These swabs/pads are then placed into collection tubes that contain lysis buffer, which inactivates the virus and prepares it for testing when it is received at the lab. Make sure to note on the card what surface you tested.

Each COVID-19 Surface Check kit contains:

One (1) Quick Reference Card
One (1) Zone Information Card
One (1) Full Instruction Sheet
One (1) Large Disinfecting Wipe
One (1) Return Bag for returning samples
One (1) Set of Disposable Nitrile Gloves
Four (4) Collection Tubes
Four (4) Surface Sampling Swabs

You also get:

One (1) Free overnight shipping of your samples to our lab
One (1) Free Certificate of Virus Testing per COVID-19-free 4-sample set
One (1) Free complete report for your sample test, which includes how much viral particles were detected on your surfaces

Overnight return postage for one package is included in the price of the kit and a return label will be provided to you. Please use the enclosed box to return your sample

Results will be returned to you by email and we are working on a web portal where you can view your results.

Positive test results indicate the presence of viral particles and may indicate that the surface was contaminated by contact or proximity with an infected person. The presence of viral genetic material on a surface does not indicate that the most recent cleaning was improper, and can be due to other factors, including that the surface was re-contaminated by contact or proximity with an infected person.

Contamination management decisions should be made in accordance with the current CDC guidelines.