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 Pratola Peligna. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza Tullio da Michele, 38, 67027 Raiano AQ, Italia
3.3 km
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Via Circonvallazione Occidentale, 91, 67039 Sulmona AQ, Italia
4.3 km
Via Colonnello Giuseppe Tirone, 8, 67039 Sulmona AQ, Italia
4.3 km
Viale Giuseppe Garibaldi, 50, 65029 Torre de' Passeri PE, Italia
10.6 km
Viale Giuseppe Garibaldi, 3, 65029 Torre de' Passeri PE, Italia
10.6 km
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Via dei Portici, 76, 67059 Trasacco AQ, Italia
19.6 km
Via Pescara, 2, 66100 Chieti CH, Italia
23.1 km
Via Achille Grandi, 18, 67051 Avezzano AQ, Italia
23.3 km
Via Ciancetta, 19, 66020 San Giovanni Teatino CH, Italia
27.6 km
Via G. Giuriati, 11, 03039 Sora FR, Italia
29.3 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 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.