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 Chieti. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Pescara, 2, 66100 Chieti CH, Italia
Via Ciancetta, 19, 66020 San Giovanni Teatino CH, Italia
5 km
Via Tiburtina Valeria, 156, 65128 Pescara PE, Italia
8.2 km
Via Tiburtina Valeria, 36, 65128 Pescara PE, Italia
8.2 km
Viale Nettuno, 41, 66023 Francavilla al Mare CH, Italia
7.8 km
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 116, 65122 Pescara PE, Italia
8.2 km
Corso Umberto I, 25, 65015 Montesilvano PE, Italia
11.3 km
Viale Giuseppe Garibaldi, 3, 65029 Torre de' Passeri PE, Italia
14.3 km
Unverified
Viale Giuseppe Garibaldi, 50, 65029 Torre de' Passeri PE, Italia
14.3 km
Via Nazionale, 447/A, 64026 Roseto degli Abruzzi TE, Italia
24.1 km
Unverified
Via Circonvallazione Occidentale, 91, 67039 Sulmona AQ, Italia
24.4 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.