Nucleic acid testing can be done for low fever.
The result of nucleic acid test is the primary criterion to determine whether the infected pathogen (e.g. New Crown Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, etc.) is infected with the nucleic acid sequence of the relevant pathogen, and the nucleic acid sequence of the pathogen will not be damaged when the fever is low, which will not affect the test result, except if the fever is caused by the relevant pathogen, the result of the nucleic acid test will be positive, and targeted treatment will be required.
In the case of the currently prevalent neococcal pneumonia, for example, the National Health Bureau only recommends that nucleic acid testing should not be performed within 48 hours of receiving the neococcal vaccine, while nucleic acid testing can be performed in all other cases.
If you have recently traveled to a medium-high risk area, or have been in contact with a patient or close contact with a patient with C.pneumonia, and have a low-grade fever, you should take a nucleic acid test to determine whether you have been infected with C.pneumonia and to take timely measures.
Low fever is not a contraindication for nucleic acid testing, and it is recommended that all tests should be performed according to the regulations in order to achieve early detection, early diagnosis, early isolation and early treatment.
Tip: In this article, “new coronavirus pneumonia” and “new coronavirus pneumonia” were renamed to “new coronavirus infection” on December 26, 2022, as announced by the National Health Commission.