Healthcare Provider
Testing

GENETWORx Laboratory provides both a nasopharyngeal test and a saliva test which can be conducted on-site. Both of these tests are extremely accurate: the nasopharyngeal test has a 99% sensitivity and specificity, and the saliva test yields an accuracy greater than 98%. GENETWORx also provides a self-collected Nasal Swab Test Kit which can be sent to the home of your employees or patients.  Click to learn more about the self-collection kit.

Call 610-726-1205 and a GENETWORx representative will set you up in GENETWORx’s portal and send the kits to your facility. Within 72 hours, your facility will be set up in our portal and your test kits will arrive.

After a physician contacts GENETWORx, we will send either the nasopharyngeal or saliva testing kits to your facility. The nasopharyngeal kit will include a swab and the universal transport media in a vial to ensure RNA and DNA survival. The saliva kit will include a specimen collection funnel, tube, and universal transport media and a cap for the tube. Once the swab is taken by a healthcare provider (for nasopharyngeal) or is self-administered (for saliva), the vial and test order with the physician’s signature are placed in an individual bag, which is then placed into a larger bag. This is sent via FEDEX to our laboratory, where it will be tested, and results will be sent through the GENETWORx portal in less than 72 hours.

GENETWORX’s nasopharyngeal swab collection is collected using a synthetic nasopharyngeal swab and placed in a viral transport medium to be accepted for testing. Only one sample type per patient will be accepted. Appropriately sized swabs with synthetic tips can be used with the exception of calcium alginate tips, swabs with preservatives, and swabs with wood shafts. Viral transport media that is acceptable for the collection of influenza specimens can be used to transport swabs for COVID-19 testing.

GENETWORX’s saliva specimen is gathered by the individual collecting their saliva into the funnel until the amount of liquid saliva reaches the fill-to line. Only one sample type per patient will be accepted.

Once GENETWORX’s receives the provided sample, it will be tested and the result – whether it’s positive or negative – will be sent confidentially via our portal within less than 72 hours. You will receive instructions on how to set up the portal upon initial receipt of the COVID-19 test. Patients can also access their results directly from GENETWORx via phone, text or the patient portal.

In order to get quick, accurate results to patients, the following samples cannot be accepted for nasopharyngeal testing:

• Any swabs with calcium alginate, cotton tips, or wooden shafts
• Samples that have been refrigerated for more than 72 hours
• Samples that have been kept at room temperature for more than 24 hours
• Samples that are improperly labeled
• Samples that are contaminated
• Broken or leaking transport devices

For saliva tests, please note:

• You CANNOT eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum 30 minutes before providing your sample
• Do not remove the plastic film from the funnel lid

Genetworx is uniquely qualified to perform COVID-19 testing and deliver incredibly accurate, timely results because we regularly perform complex molecular diagnostic testing, outside of the pandemic. Not all companies have the technology and infrastructure to deliver an accurate result in a timely manner. We have special instrumentation and expertise to run a large volume of COVID-19 tests and produce results in less than 72 hours. Our nasopharyngeal test yields over 99% specificity and sensitivity and our saliva test has a greater than 98% accuracy. This capability is not found in most tests or in most laboratories. Some tests without this level of sensitivity will not detect the presence of the virus.

Depending on your state, GENETWORx is required by law to report positive and/or negative results to the state and public health departments.

GENETWORx’s is currently performing thousands of COVID-19 tests every day. We have been working closely with local and state officials to continue providing our services during this pandemic. Every day, GENETWORx is adding machinery automation and efficiencies to continually increase our testing capacity to meet the demand during this pandemic.