Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
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Antigen Test in Guglionesi
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Guglionesi. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Laboratorio Analisi Prolab
Via Ortensia D' Avalos 19, 86038 Petacciato Campobasso, Italy
7.6 km
Rapid Covid Test by LloydsFarmacia Campioni
Via dei Campioni, 6/A, 86039 Termoli CB, Italia
7.6 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Laboratorio Biomedico Di G.Petrillo - Analisi Cliniche
Via Madonna del Carmine, 32, 86036 Montenero di Bisaccia CB, Italia
7.5 km
Antigen Test by Laboratorio Analisi Prolab
Via Antonio Canova, 66050 San Salvo CH, Italia
13.2 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Giampaolo del dot Nicolangelo Giampaolo
Via Agostino De Pretis, 11, 86100 Campobasso CB, Italia
27.7 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia al Duomo
Via Emanuele Di Giovine, 28, 71036 Lucera FG, Italia
35.3 km
Rapid Covid Test by Igea Piedimonte Srl
SP331, 81016 Piedimonte Matese CE, Italia
47.4 km
Antigen Test by Laboratorio Analisi Villani srl
Corso Roma 122, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo Foggia, Italy
44.1 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Bergero
Corso Nazionale, 33, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo FG, Italia
44.1 km
Unverified
Antigen Test by Centro Diagnostico Basile - Sede Principale
Viale Michelangelo, 13, 71121 Foggia FG, Italia
44.9 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.
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.