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 Gallipoli. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza San Pietro, 12, 73013 Galatina LE, Italia
13.4 km
Via 20 Settembre, 11, 74024 Manduria TA, Italia
29.9 km
Vico Santa Caterina, 24R, 72100 Brindisi BR, Italia
40.5 km
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Piazza della Vittoria, 2, 74122 Taranto TA, Italia
48.7 km
Via Giuseppe Di Vittorio, 5, 72029 Villa Castelli BR, Italia
44.7 km
Via Giuseppe Di Vittorio, 3, 72029 Villa Castelli BR, Italia
44.7 km
Via Salina Piccola, 6, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
48.7 km
Via Cesare Battisti, 56, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
48.7 km
Via Fiume, 15, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
48.7 km
Corso Italia, 260, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
48.7 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.