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 Cerro al Lambro. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza Risorgimento, 4, 20077 Melegnano MI, Italia
1.9 km
Via Roma, 18, 20077 Melegnano MI, Italia
1.9 km
Via Cavour, 10, 26852 Casaletto Lodigiano LO, Italia
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Viale Leone Tolstoj, 17, 20098 San Giuliano Milanese MI, Italia
5.4 km
Via Massimo Gorki, 8, 20098 San Giuliano Milanese MI, Italia
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Via Sanremo, 3, 20098 San Giuliano Milanese MI, Italia
5.4 km
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Via Aldo Moro, 27018 Vidigulfo PV, Italia
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Via della Liberazione, 44, 20098 San Giuliano Milanese MI, Italia
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Piazza Edmondo Malan, 20097 San Donato Milanese MI, Italia
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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.
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.
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.