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 Cotronei. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Giovanni Paolo II, 17, 88900 Crotone KR, Italia
19.2 km
Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 152, 88100 Catanzaro CZ, Italia
20.2 km
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Via 24 Maggio, 10/B, 87100 Cosenza CS, Italia
29.6 km
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Via San Giovanni di Dio, 25, 87064 Corigliano-Rossano CS, Italia
33.3 km
Viale della Resistenza, 10, 87036 Rende CS, Italia
34.3 km
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Via Alessandro Volta 31, 87036 Rende Cosenza, Italy
34.3 km
Via Francesco De Luca, 3, 87040 Castrolibero CS, Italia
33.1 km
Via Guglielmo Marconi, 91, 87036 Rende CS, Italia
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34.3 km
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Via Monte Grappa, 2, 87035 Lago CS, 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.
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.