Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
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Antigen Test in Nemi
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Nemi. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Casa di Cura Villa delle Querce
Via delle Vigne, 19, 00074 Nemi RM, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by Salus Srl
Viale Giacomo Matteotti, 52, 00045 Genzano di Roma RM, Italia
1.5 km
Antigen Test by San Raffaele Rocca di Papa
Via Ariccia, 16, 00040 Rocca di Papa RM, Italia
2.9 km
Antigen Test by POLO OSPEDALIERO Genzano - E. De Santis
Via Achille Grandi snc - 00045 Genzano - RM
1.5 km
Unverified
Antigen Test by Ospedale Regina Apostolorum
Via San Francesco d'Assisi, 50, 00041 Albano Laziale RM, Italia
2.9 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Comunale 4
Via Colle Caldara, 17, 00049 Velletri RM, Italia
4 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Di Sapio Dr. Antonio E C. S.A.S.
Piazza Gaetano Donizetti, 6, 00041 Albano Laziale RM, Italia
2.9 km
Rapid Covid Test by Picciolo Maria
Via Gioacchino Rossini, 12, 00041 Albano Laziale RM, Italia
2.9 km
Rapid Covid Test by Drive-in Albano Laziale
Via Olivella 146 - 00041 Albano Laziale - RM
2.9 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Artemisia Dr. Angelo Montecuollo
Via Lata, 251, 00049 Velletri RM, Italia
4 km
Antigen Test by Laboratorio Analisi Cliniche Dr. Andrea Vaccari
Via degli Atlantici, 21, 00049 Velletri RM, Italia
4 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.
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.