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...
Antigen Test in Chiusi
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Chiusi. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia di Moiano del Dott.Mauro Dore e Co.
Piazza Enrico Berlinguer, 14, 06062 Città della Pieve PG, Italia
5.3 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Prochowski Iamurri Chiara
Viale Roma, 17, 06060 Paciano PG, Italia
6.2 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Vignai
Via Piemonte, 24, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italia
9.3 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Billi
Piazza del Popolo, 22, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italia
9.3 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Nafissi SRL
Via Enrico De Nicola, 1, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italia
9.3 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Mariottini
Viale Giuseppe Garibaldi, 23, 06061 Castiglione del Lago PG, Italia
9.3 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Tavernelle Sas
Piazza Karl Marx, 3, 06068 Panicale PG, Italia
7.8 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Tedeschini sas
Via Vittorio Emanuele, 15, 05015 Fabro TR, Italia
11.1 km
Rapid Covid Test by Comune Di Radicofani
Via dello Spedale, 2, 53040 Radicofani SI, Italia
12.3 km
Rapid Covid Test by Comune Di Parrano
Via 20 Settembre, 1, 05010 Parrano TR, Italia
13.3 km
Common conditions covered by a Lateral Flow Test
Rapid Covid Test FAQs
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 rapid antigen tests are designed for quick results and rapid detection of the new coronavirus. Usually, you can get results from an antigen test within 15 minutes. This is because the test does not require any specialized laboratory equipment and can easily be performed in a doctor's office or clinical setting. Keep in mind that increased testing across the nation can mean a more significant burden on laboratories, which may contribute to longer waiting times than usual for a lab result.
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.