Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
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Antigen Test in Ghilarza
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Ghilarza. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Laboratorio Analisi LAAO s.r.l.
Via Giacomo Matteotti, 31, 09071 Abbasanta OR, Italia
0.7 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Di Sovere - Neo Apotek
Via Guglielmo Marconi, 8, 09170 Oristano OR, Italia
19.8 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Castelli Mariano Comense Sas Di Castelli Simone C
Piazza Roma, 2, 09170 Oristano OR, Italia
19.8 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Agriturismo Sant'Antonio Di Saturnia
Piazza Roma, 36, 09170 Oristano OR, Italia
19.8 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia San Luigi sas
Piazza Roma, 6, 09170 Oristano OR, Italia
19.8 km
Unverified
Antigen Test by Lifebrain Centro Analisi Gamma - San Giorgio
Via Trifoglio, 2, 07018 Pozzomaggiore SS, Italia
21.4 km
Rapid Covid Test by LloydsFarmacia del Pilastro
Via Grazia Deledda, 26, 07011 Bono SS, Italia
22.9 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by CENTRO ANALISI Srl
Via Porcella, 174, 09098 Terralba OR, Italia
29.7 km
Rapid Covid Test by Laboratorio Analisi Nuorese L.A.N.
Via Mughina, 7, 08100 Nuoro NU, Italia
29.6 km
Rapid Covid Test by Clinica S. Antonio Cagliari
Via Giampiero Chironi, 3, 08100 Nuoro NU, Italia
29.6 km
Common conditions covered by a Lateral Flow Test
Rapid Covid Test FAQs
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.