What viruses do we test for?

Influenza virus is a common cause of respiratory tract infection that for most people resolves on its own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

TestCenter Danmark tests for influenza virus A and influenza virus B.

You can read more about influenza virus here (in Danish).

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish).

Parainfluenza virus is a common cause of respiratory tract infection that for most people resolves on its own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

Parainfluenza virus is prevalent throughout the year and typically causes milder symptoms than influenza virus.

There are four different types of parainfluenza virus: 1, 2, 3 and 4. TestCenter Danmark tests for all four types, but in the web app the result will read ‘parainfluenza virus’.

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish).

SARS-CoV-2 is the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

SARS-CoV-2 is a common cause of respiratory tract infection that for most people resolves on its own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

Read more about SARS-CoV-2 here (in Danish).

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish).

Coronavirus (not SARS-CoV-2) is a common cause of respiratory tract infection and colds that for most people resolve on their own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

There are different types of corona virus. TestCenter Danmark tests for the four types that most often cause colds: coronavirus 229E, coronavirus OC43, coronavirus NL63 and coronavirus HKU1.

Most people have been or will be infected with the above-mentioned coronaviruses several times in their lives, as these viruses have been prevalent in society since long before SARS-CoV-2.

SARS-CoV-2, which caused the COVID-19 pandemic, is also a coronavirus. People who test positive for SARS-CoV-2 will get the test result ‘SARS-CoV-2 påvist’.

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish). 

Rhinovirus is a common cause of respiratory tract infection that for most people resolves on its own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

Rhinovirus is a frequent cause of colds in both summer and winter.

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish). 

Entorovirus is a common cause of respiratory tract infection that for most people resolves on its own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish). 

In a few cases, rhinovirus and enterovirus may be difficult to distinguish from each other in a PCR analysis. If you test positive, in a small number of cases, you will therefore get the test result ‘Rhino/enterovirus påvist’.

Both viruses are a common cause of respiratory tract infection that for most people resolves on its own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish). 

RS virus (respiratory syncytial virus) is a common cause of respiratory tract infection that for most people resolves on its own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

There are two types of RS virus: A and B. TestCenter Denmark tests for both types.

Read more about RS virus here (in Danish).

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish). 

Adenovirus is a common cause of respiratory tract infection and colds that for most people resolve on their own own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish). 

This virus is a common cause of respiratory tract infection that for most people resolves on its own. In case of severe or prolonged symptoms, you should seek medical advice.

You can read more about the current level of infection in Denmark for several viruses here (in Danish). 

Some people will get the test result ‘Kunne ikke analyseres‘ (Could not be analysed) for one or more viruses. This may, for example, be due to errors in the laboratory analysis or damage to the test tube. In these cases, we recommend that you take a new test. 

When your test result is ready, you can access it in the web app. You will typically receive the test result 3-5 business days after you handed in the test.

If you participate in Virus monitoring in Denmark you can also find the test results at sundhed.dk. At sundhed.dk you can see whether the sample is positive for a specific type of virus. For example: If we have detected influenza virus A H1N1, this will appear on sundhed.dk, while the web app will show influenza virus A.