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 Castiglione della Pescaia. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Fabio Massimo, 33, 58100 Grosseto GR, Italia
11.9 km
Via Aurelia Antica, 46, 58100 Grosseto GR, Italia
11.9 km
Via Roma, 74, 58100 Grosseto GR, Italia
11.9 km
Piazza Dante Alighieri, 34, 58100 Grosseto GR, Italia
11.9 km
Via Bengasi, 2, 58100 Grosseto GR, Italia
11.9 km
Via della Repubblica, 65, 58022 Follonica GR, Italia
12.6 km
Via Litoranea, 89, 58022 Follonica GR, Italia
12.6 km
Via Ischia, 6, 57025 Piombino LI, Italia
21 km
Unverified
Via Don Luigi Sturzo, 2, 57021 Campiglia Marittima LI, Italia
24.4 km
Piazza De Santis, 10, 57036 Porto Azzurro LI, Italia
24.4 km
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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.
The lateral flow test for Covid-19 is a swab test in which the swab is swept across the back of a person's nose and throat. The swab is then placed into a liquid tube, after which a sample of this liquid is deposited on a small absorbent pad contained within the disposable testing kit.
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.