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...
Antigen Test in Massafra
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Massafra. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Dott. Pitrelli Giuseppe
Via Galeso, 52, 74123 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 km
Antigen Test by So.A.Ri. Societa Analisi & Ricerche Industriali S.R.L.
Via San Francesco, 5, 74011 Castellaneta TA, Italia
9.9 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Sirio
Via Federico Di Palma, 1, 74123 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Rossetti
Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 95, 74123 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Graniglia
Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 100, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 km
Antigen Test by LEO LAB Photographie GmbH
Via Polibio, 1A, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Lo Bianco
Corso Italia, 260, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Bagnuoli Dr. Fabrizio
Via Fiume, 15, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Spagnolo di Spagnolo Carmelo & Ernestina
Via Cesare Battisti, 56, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Mandurino
Via Salina Piccola, 6, 74121 Taranto TA, Italia
10.1 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.
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.
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.