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 Pontecurone. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 3, 15055 Pontecurone AL, Italia
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Corso Fratelli Rosselli, 45, 27058 Voghera PV, Italia
4.3 km
Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 28, 15052 Casalnoceto AL, Italia
3.9 km
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Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 61, 27058 Voghera PV, Italia
4.3 km
Strada Provinciale per Viguzzolo, 2, 15057 Tortona AL, Italia
5.8 km
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Piazza Libertà, 1, 15059 Volpedo AL, Italia
5.4 km
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Via Emilia, 228, 15057 Tortona AL, Italia
5.8 km
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Strada Statale per Voghera, 14B, 15057 Tortona AL, Italia
5.8 km
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Piazza Salvador Allende, 3, 15057 Tortona AL, Italia
5.8 km
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Via Roma, 23, 15045 Sale AL, Italia
6.5 km
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Via Cairoli, 7, 27039 Sannazzaro de' Burgondi PV, Italia
10.1 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...
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.
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.