Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
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Antigen Test in Montepaone
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Montepaone. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Antigen Test by Farmacia Stella Maris Snc
Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 152, 88100 Catanzaro CZ, Italia
13.7 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Centrale Palomba
Via Vittorio Veneto, 234, 89823 Fabrizia VV, Italia
19.6 km
Rapid Covid Test by Centro Diagnostico Treviglio
Via Giacomo Rossini, 1, 89020 Maropati RC, Italia
29 km
Rapid Covid Test by Centro Diagnostico Salus Srl
Via Trieste 40, 89024 Polistena Reggio Calabria, Italy
31.5 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Zentile Monica
Via Monte Grappa, 2, 87035 Lago CS, Italia
36 km
Rapid Covid Test by Habilita Casa di Cura I Cedri
Traversa Don Guanella, 1, 87035 Lago CS, Italia
36 km
Rapid Covid Test by CMT Analisi Mediche
Piazza Italia, 14, 89029 Taurianova RC, Italia
36.6 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Domenicone Snc
Piazza Italia, 23, 89029 Taurianova RC, Italia
36.6 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Centro Diagnostico Gamma
Via Raffaele Piria, 25, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italia
38.2 km
Antigen Test by Ecorad s.r.l. Studio di Radiologia ed Ecografia
Via Luigi Pirandello, 1, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italia
38.2 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.