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 Capo d'Orlando. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Luigi Pirandello 49, 98071 Capo d'Orlando Messina, Italy
Via Nazionale, 98070 Capri Leone Messina, Italy
4.2 km
Via Libertà, 29, 98061 Brolo ME, Italia
4.6 km
Via Libertà, 27, 98070 Longi ME, Italia
9.2 km
Via Prima San Nicolò, 98054 Furnari Messina, Italy
21.1 km
Via Giacomo Matteotti, 29, 98050 Terme Vigliatore ME, Italia
22.8 km
Viale delle Terme, 4, 98050 Terme Vigliatore ME, Italia
22.8 km
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Via Pietro Nenni 5, 95031 Adrano Catania, Italy
34.8 km
Via Principe di Piemonte, 131, 95013 Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT, Italia
35.8 km
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 117, 95033 Biancavilla CT, Italia
36.5 km
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 83, 95033 Biancavilla CT, Italia
36.5 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.
Usually antigen tests/lateral flow tests do not require the prescription of a doctor in Italy. However, it is good to inform your doctor about the values of the results in order to enable it to assess whether or not there is the need to prescribe a possible molecular tests.
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.