COVID-19 Testing Now Available

COVID-19 Antibody Testing

Ascend offers COVID-19 total antibody testing with IgG Reflex to dialysis clinics, which can be combined with a patient’s regularly scheduled tests without any additional blood draw.
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COVID-19 PCR Testing

Ascend is now performing SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing in-house.
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Ascend, Stanford research study published in the latest issue of the Lancet and in the news

New Study Finds Majority Of U.S. Still Susceptible To Coronavirus

The Lancet: First nationally representative estimate of COVID-19 seroprevalence in the United States confirms herd immunity remains out-of-reach

Ascend, Stanford to study SARS-CoV-2 exposure in patients on dialysis

Ascend to Perform Antibody Testing for COVID-19

Ascend is using the SARS-CoV-2 Total Antibody assay from Siemens Healthineers, performed on high throughput Atellica® Solution immunoassay analyzers.