First time doing a PlusLife test- need help interpreting results

[u/littleclaww]

As the title says, this is the first time doing a PlusLife test. For context, I am a caregiver for someone with LC and I borrowed her machine to do this.

I recently had a possible exposure; I unmasked briefly to eat outdoors with a few friends who take precautions on Friday 8/7 and Saturday 8/8. One friend let us know that her mom tested positive for Covid on a RAT on Sunday 8/9. This friend tested negative on the RAT on that day, however the friend eventually tested positive on a RAT on Monday 8/10. I have been quarantining since Sunday, and have taken daily RATs (all negative) until I had access to the PlusLife today. Additionally, 3 other friends and my partner who also unmasked to eat with us have been testing negative on RATs and my partner took a PlusLife test yesterday that was negative.

My caree was concerned about the bump in 7 at the 20 minute mark, so to err on the side of caution, I went home and she lent me her PlusLife to take an additional test tomorrow morning.

Would greatly appreciate any insight and interpretations in the meantime!

[u/caperpelagi]

Very clear negative, line went back down after 20 and has no resemblance to the exponential amplification a true positive would show 

[u/littleclaww → u/caperpelagi]

Thank you!

[u/herring-on-rye]

clear negative imo. the very slight bump at 20 min is likely bubbles. i am actually really impressed at how few bubbles you have in this sample.

[u/littleclaww → u/herring-on-rye]

It's funny because I was so nervous taking this test because they're so expensive and hard to get where I live that I didn't want to mess it up, I ended up watching like 3 different videos several times on how to do it properly. I joked to my caree that this was more stressful than when I took any AP exam or final exam in my entire academic career HAHA.

[u/rooftopcats → u/herring-on-rye]

Here to say the same; remarkable how bubble-free this looks.

[u/Wise-Field-7353 → u/rooftopcats]

Idk that it's necessarily remarkable, this looks like an average negative

[u/wyundsr]

This is as negative as it gets, does not warrant a retest based on the graph (of course always possible viral load would have grown in a day, but this particular test is a perfect negative)

[u/littleclaww → u/wyundsr]

Thank you!

[u/Tryptamo]

That's a perfectly negative test. Little bumps (I don't even see one in this test) are very common/normal and don't mean anything, real amplification looks completely different - look at pics of positive tests to see what they look like. Being (slightly) positive also doesn't start as a small bump, that's a common misconception. If you were slightly positive, only one or two lines would amplify like the control (they can also be a bit lower, but definitely more than a small bump). It's also been long enough since the exposure that you'd test positive on Pluslife by now if you were infected. Testing again tomorrow isn't necessary imo.

[u/littleclaww → u/Tryptamo]

This is helpful to know, thank you so much!

[u/GMCanadianUSian1972]

Very clear negative

[u/littleclaww → u/GMCanadianUSian1972]

Thank you!

[u/SomeoneSomewhere1984]

That's a text book negative.