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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One child tested negative and one child tested positive.  Took the one who tested negative to the pediatrician for PCR test and it was negative.  I am now wondering the the at home test was a false negative for the one who tested positive.  [/quote]

Wait, what? I'm lost.

Child A: negative rapid, negative PCR
Child B: positive rapid, no PCR

Yet you are "now wondering the the at home test was a false negative for the one who tested positive"? Your last sentence contradicts your first two.

Whatever, you should keep testing the one who tested negative on the rapid test. If one kid tested positive, the other may just not be far enough along in the infection process for it to show up. Not necessarily a "false negative," just not detectable yet. [/quote]

Yes sorry for the confusion  
Yes Child A: Negative take home test from school (Monday), negative rapid at Peditrition office (Tuesday), negative PCR taken Tuesday (results today)
Child B: Positive take-home test from school.  (ped said assume it is positive and did not want me to bring in for PCR)

I was wondering if the take-home was a false-positive result.  Everyone else in the household had negative rapid and PCR results.  No one in the house has any symptoms including Child A. [/quote]

Rapid positives are extremely rare, and usually due to a contaminated sample. Try another rapid test if you’re unsure. [/quote]

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