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 Chianciano Terme. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza del Popolo, 22, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italia
12.1 km
Piazza Enrico Berlinguer, 14, 06062 Città della Pieve PG, Italia
11.4 km
Via Piemonte, 24, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italia
12.1 km
Via Enrico De Nicola, 1, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italia
12.1 km
Sinalunga, Toscana, Italia
11.7 km
Via dello Spedale, 2, 53040 Radicofani SI, Italia
11.7 km
Viale Giuseppe Garibaldi, 23, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italia
12.1 km
Viale Roma, 17, 06060 Paciano PG, Italia
12.3 km
Via Ferdinando Redditi, 2, 52045 Foiano della Chiana AR, Italia
13.4 km
Via F. Hamman, 18, 53021 Abbadia San Salvatore SI, Italia
14.6 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.
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.