How to prepare for swab taking?

Before arriving please rinse you mouth with boiled water and do not eat 2-3 hours before taking a swab.

Before taking the swab please:

• do not brush your teeth,
• do not use mouthwashes,
• do not use chewing gums or lozenges / candies,
• do not clean the nose (rinsing, blowing),
• remove removable dentures.

The person from whom the swab will be taken must have:

• ID card – necessary for data identification,
• A mask – worn at least for the duration of the presence in Łukasiewicz – PORT,
• Hand sanitizer – hands should be disinfected before collection.

How is the swab taken?

After approaching/driving to the indicated place, the point employee wearing protective coveralls will ask you to disinfect your hands, conduct a short interview necessary to complete the medical documentation and ask you to remove the mask. Then, with a swab (a special device), he will take a swab from the throat and nose or nasopharynx, rubbing it against its walls for a few seconds. After taking, the swab will be secured in a special container and handed over to the laboratory.

Contraindications for swab taking:

Relative contraindications include recent craniofacial trauma or anatomical anomalies, and severe hemorrhagic diathesis – they may make swab insertion difficult or increase the risk of local trauma and bleeding. Complications are a consequence of local tissue trauma (bleeding, pain or discomfort). The procedure may provoke coughing and sneezing, and sometimes vomiting (irritation of the back of the throat).

Please notice

• When entering the drive-thru point, put on a mask. Take it off only at the request of our employee, directly before taking the swab.
• In Łukasiewicz – PORT (entry from Pracka Street), go to drive-thru point according to the recommendations of the map 
  and signposts.
• At Wrocław Airport (ul. Graniczna 190), go to car park B (the entrance to the car park is in front of the main parking barriers). The test persons will not be charged the parking fee. Tickets are validated at the drive-thru point.
• If you notice that there is another patient within the collection point, keep a safe distance – a minimum of 2 m.
• After taking swab, leave the drive-thru as soon as possible. Follow the marked road.
• After leaving the point, go straight home. Do not put others at risk of infection. We will provide you with the test result as soon as possible.

How and when will I get the result

• The test result will be issued depending on the laboratory workload, but not longer than 36 hours from the transfer of the sample to the laboratory.
• The results can be picked up on a dedicated platform. Each time after the examination, you will receive a leaflet with information on the method of collection.

What test result can I get?

For the interpretation of test results, we use the recommendations of the National Institute of Public Health – PZH
in the field of SARS molecular diagnostics.

Result types:

• Positive result – when the presence of the genetic material of the virus in the sample taken from the patient is confirmed.
• Negative result – when the genetic material of the virus is not detected.
• Inconclusive result – when a trace amount of virus genetic material is detected, from which it is not possible to correctly determine whether the result is positive or negative. In such cases, it is suggested to re-collect the swab and perform test after 24-48 hours (at the patient’s request, paid service).
• Undiagnostic result – the reaction of detecting the genetic material of the virus was conducted in a way that did not allow the laboratory to determine whether the obtained result is consistent with the actual state. In such cases, it is suggested to re-take the swab and perform the test (at the patient’s request, paid service).

The full description of the results is available on the NIZP-PZH  website.

How to get to us?

The drive-thru point in Łukasiewicz – PORT is located on the Pracze Campus, and it is possible to reach it only from Pracka street, in Wroclaw.

At drive-thru points we admit patients who travel mainly by passenger cars (maximum vehicle height 190 cm). Do not get out of the car at the drive-thru point. Within the point, you must follow the signposts and follow the information and instructions of the employees of the point.

The drive-thru Point at Wrocław Airport (ul. Graniczna 190, Wrocław) is located at parking B in front of the terminal (entrance to the parking lot in front of the main parking barriers). The test persons will not be charged the parking fee. Tickets are validated at the point of collection.

Additional information:

• Collection points do not have a waiting room or toilet accessible to patients.
• Taking a swab along with the formalities will not take more than 10 minutes.

If you have any additional questions, please contact us:

COVID TESTS – INFORMATION

		phone: + 48 887 781 068  (Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
		e-mail: covid_rejestracja@port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl

LABORATORY

Any questions about your result?

		phone: +48 887 781 072 (Mon.-Fri., 8.30 a.m.-3.30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.- noon)
		e-mail: wyniki.covid@port.lukasiewicz.gov.pl