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 Licata. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Pietro Nenni 13, 92100 Agrigento Agrigento, Italy
24.2 km
Via dello Sport, 92014 Porto Empedocle AG, Italia
26 km
Unverified
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 115, 93017 San Cataldo Caltanissetta, Italy
26.8 km
Viale dei Platani, 92, 93017 San Cataldo CL, Italia
26.8 km
Viale Trieste, 4, 93100 Caltanissetta CL, Italia
27.8 km
Viale Armando Diaz, 8, 94100 Enna EN, Italia
37.2 km
Viale Armando Diaz, 22, 94100 Enna EN, Italia
37.2 km
Largo Milite Ignoto, 5D, 95040 Raddusa CT, Italia
41.6 km
Via Psaumida, 2, 97100 Ragusa RG, Italia
45.4 km
Verified
Via Santa Maura, 46, 97100 Ragusa RG, Italia
45.4 km
Unverified
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.
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.