Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
With the increased risk of every other person developing the COVID-19 virus due to its increased prevalence, testing for Coronavirus has become the new normal. Thankfully, self-testing kits have...
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Abetone Cutigliano. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza Catilina, 15, 51024 Abetone Cutigliano PT, Italia
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Via Guglielmo Marconi, 49, 51028 San Marcello Piteglio PT, Italia
3.5 km
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Via Risorgimento, 72, 51028 San Marcello Piteglio PT, Italia
3.5 km
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Via Guglielmo Marconi, 25, 40042 Lizzano in Belvedere BO, Italia
8 km
Piazza della Vittoria, 18, 41021 Fanano MO, Italia
7.6 km
Via 3 Novembre, 57, 40042 Lizzano in Belvedere BO, Italia
8 km
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Via Modenese, 595, 51100 Pistoia PT, Italia
14 km
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Via Umberto I, 156, 55022 Bagni di Lucca LU, Italia
10.3 km
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Piazza Ponte a Serraglio, 6, 55022 Bagni di Lucca LU, Italia
10.3 km
Via Roma, 45, 40041 Gaggio Montano BO, Italia
11.2 km
Piazza della Libertà, 55, 40046 Alto Reno Terme BO, Italia
11.5 km
With the increased risk of every other person developing the COVID-19 virus due to its increased prevalence, testing for Coronavirus has become the new normal. Thankfully, self-testing kits have...
Unlike PCR tests that require sending swabs to a specialised laboratory, the rapid tests (also called antigens) can return results without being sent to a specialised structure. Some tests provide results even while waiting in less than fifteen minutes. These tests are also known as lateral flow method or fluorescence.
This test is less accurate than the gold standard PCR test; however, the test accuracy has shown to be higher when used by trained laboratory staff.
The PCR test may take too much time for the results to be conclusive. A lateral antibody test is less costly, faster and more sensitive to identifying the covid19 virus. It has been important for hospital workers, frontline workers, and caregivers in times of covid19.