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 Martinsicuro. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Circonvallazione Sud, 26, 63076 Monteprandone AP, Italia
4.7 km
Viale Alcide De Gasperi, 19, 63074 San Benedetto del Tronto AP, Italia
4.3 km
Via Galileo Galilei, 8, 64021 Giulianova TE, Italia
9.4 km
Via Ugo Foscolo, 63064 Cupra Marittima AP, Italia
10.1 km
Corso Giacomo Matteotti, 132/B, 64016 Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata TE, Italia
10.9 km
Unverified
Largo degli Aranci, 9, 63100 Ascoli Piceno AP, Italia
17.3 km
Via Nazionale, 447/A, 64026 Roseto degli Abruzzi TE, Italia
15 km
Unverified
Viale Indipendenza, 42, 63100 Ascoli Piceno AP, Italia
17.3 km
Via Luigi Tripoti, 31, 64100 Teramo TE, Italia
19 km
Via Mario Agnozzi, 11, 63900 Fermo FM, Italia
21.5 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.