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...
Antigen Test in Ravenna
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Ravenna. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Antigen Test by Farmacia Comunale 8
Via Giannello, 3, 48124 Ravenna RA, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by RAVENNA FARMACIE SRL
Via Aurelio Nicolodi, 21, 48122 Ravenna RA, Italia
Antigen Test by YANNIS SAS DI IADELUCA MARIA ROSARIA E C.
Via Senna, 7, 48125 Ravenna RA, Italia
Common conditions covered by a Lateral Flow Test
Rapid Covid Test FAQs
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.
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.