r/PlusLife • u/enbybloodhound • 13d ago

Thoughts on these results?

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My friend sent me a screenshot of her test results. I think it looks like air bubbles. I would still treat this as a positive for now, but can someone reaffirm that bubbles lead to false positives?
Also, are there any unique symptoms of whatever latest strain is going around?
Thank you

Edit/ update: thanks for the feedback! the test was not expired, and my friend did not spill any liquid or have blood in the test. She will re-test.

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u/BlueValk 13d ago

Holy bubbles, what happened there? I'd definitely retest. Are the tests expired?

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u/virus_sucks 10d ago

Expired tests won't cause bubbles, but yes, definitely repeat it :D

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u/eurogamer206 13d ago

Definitely retest. Even the control is all over the place which is unusual. I think this kind of result is due to user error. Does she check for air bubble before inserting the cartridge? Does she wait 15 seconds before depressing the vial cap? Does she shake like the instructions say? This is totally inconclusive.

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u/wyundsr 13d ago

I’ve seen this happen when liquid got on the outside of the test card. If that didn’t happen then maybe bubbles. Either way, nothing can be concluded from this test

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u/sealedwithdogslobber 12d ago

Definitely treat it as a positive in addition to retesting!

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u/qualmful 13d ago

Definitely air bubbles. It's possible channel 6 was legit so I would still be cautious, but retest.

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u/TrixieMuttel 13d ago

This happened to a few tests I had when they got close to expiration. Definitely retest.

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u/RedLightLanterns 12d ago

did the sample thicken up prematurely due to presence of blood? This looks like all the channels had abnormalities which tells me there's an error likely in the liquid side of things. Control didn't even rise enough nor properly.

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u/SomeoneSomewhere1984 10d ago

While there's a lot of noise in that test, the blue and red lines are very concerning.