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 Giarre. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Principe di Piemonte, 131, 95013 Fiumefreddo di Sicilia CT, Italia
4.5 km
Via Penninazzo, 11, 95029 Viagrande CT, Italia
9.6 km
Via Provinciale, 243, 95021 Aci Castello CT, Italia
12.2 km
Unverified
Via San Michele Arcangelo, 8P, 95030 Sant'Agata Li Battiati CT, Italia
13.1 km
Via Antonio Gramsci, 15/C, 95030 Gravina di Catania CT, Italia
13.5 km
Unverified
Largo Bordighera, 49, 95127 Catania CT, Italia
16.6 km
Viale Venti Settembre 72, 95128 Catania Catania, Italy
16.6 km
Via Androne, 55, 95124 Catania CT, Italia
16.6 km
Via Teocrito, 11, 95131 Catania CT, Italia
16.6 km
Via Carlo Forlanini, 15, 95124 Catania CT, Italia
16.6 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.
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 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.