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False positive?

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meoldcock
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Felt slightly under the weather after spending days with someone with a bad cold. This person tested negative after PCR test so assumed I'd caught the cold but took PCR test the day after just to be sure. Came back positive. Very unexpected given my situation...also didn't have a temperature...had no cough and didn't lose taste or smell. My wife took a PCR test after this and was negative. Two days after my positive PCR test got a supply of Lateral flow tests for my wife to keep testing herself. Out of curiosity I took an LF test and it was negative...given that this was just 2 days after the positive PCR and just 3 days after first symptoms I was puzzled. Took 3 more LF tests and all came back negative. Then 4 days after first PCR I took another PCR which today came back negative!

Logic very strongly tells me I've had a false positive PCR...has anyone had or heard of a similar experience? I don't want to keep self isolating when all logic says I haven't got Covid.

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