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 Ponte nelle Alpi. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Caduti 14 Settembre 1944, 39, 32100 Belluno BL, Italia
4.7 km
Via degli Agricoltori, 7, 32100 Belluno BL, Italia
4.7 km
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Via Antonio Sandi, 2, 32016 Alpago BL, Italia
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Viale Giovanni Paolo I, 43, 32100 Belluno BL, Italia
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Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 13, 32100 Belluno BL, Italia
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Via Pian delle Feste, 13, 32100 Belluno BL, Italia
4.7 km
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Via Ippolito Caffi, 132, 32100 Belluno BL, Italia
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Via Travazzoi, 5, 32100 Belluno BL, Italia
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Via Roma, 113, 32013 Longarone BL, Italia
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Via Roma, 82, 32013 Longarone BL, 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.
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.