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 Pachino. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via 20 Settembre, 33/1, 97014 Ispica RG, Italia
11.6 km
Via Ducezio, 1, 96017 Noto SR, Italia
12.2 km
Via Piero Gobetti, 1/3, 97016 Pozzallo RG, Italia
13.7 km
Via Vincenzo Bellini 41, 96010 Canicattini Bagni Syracuse, Italy
22.1 km
Via Psaumida, 2, 97100 Ragusa RG, Italia
24.7 km
Verified
Via Santa Maura, 46, 97100 Ragusa RG, Italia
24.7 km
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Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 475, 96014 Floridia SR, Italia
25.5 km
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 437, 96014 Floridia SR, Italia
25.5 km
Corso Gelone, 39, 96100 Siracusa SR, Italia
26.2 km
Viale Mario Giardino, 5, 96010 Sortino SR, Italia
31 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 lateral flow test for Covid-19 is a swab test in which the swab is swept across the back of a person's nose and throat. The swab is then placed into a liquid tube, after which a sample of this liquid is deposited on a small absorbent pad contained within the disposable testing kit.