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 Palaia. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 7, 56036 Palaia PI, Italia
Via Unità d'Italia, 15, 56020 Montopoli in Val d'Arno PI, Italia
4.5 km
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Via Nazionale, 19, 56020 Montopoli in Val d'Arno PI, Italia
4.5 km
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Via del Commercio, 56033 Capannoli PI, Italia
4.9 km
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Via Alcide De Gasperi, 5, 56022 Castelfranco di Sotto PI, Italia
6.7 km
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Via Giacomo Matteotti, 13, 56022 Castelfranco di Sotto PI, Italia
6.7 km
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Via Valdera Capannoli, 63, 56038 Ponsacco PI, Italia
7.1 km
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Via Roma, 1, 56038 Ponsacco PI, Italia
7.1 km
Viale Italia, 10, 56025 Pontedera PI, Italia
8 km
Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 15, 56025 Pontedera PI, Italia
8 km
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Via Roma, 178, 56025 Pontedera PI, Italia
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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.
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.
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.