Quote Originally Posted by Paranoid1225
I did two of those from walgreens, they both came out as negative. I've read that the Lab tests are different from take home kits though and you can't always rely on those. Hoping for the best.
Even though its sent to a lab, an assay is still used for the initial screening. The assays used by the lab function on the same principle as the home test (being an assay itself). Therefore, neither are more reliable than the other.