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 Rome - Roma
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Rome - Roma. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Antigen Test by Villa del Rosario
Via Flaminia, 499, 00191 Roma RM, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by Unione Sanitaria Internazionale Spa
Via Eschilo, 191, 00125 Roma RM, Italia
Antigen Test by Unione Sanitaria Internazionale Spa
Via Casilina, 1838, 00132 Roma RM, Italia
Antigen Test by Unione Sanitaria Internazionale Spa
Via dei Durantini, 360, 00157 Roma RM, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by Unione Sanitaria Internazionale Spa
Via Paolo di Dono, 9, 00142 Roma RM, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by PG SERVICE CONSULTING SRL
Via Francesco Tovaglieri, 17, 00155 Roma RM, Italia
Antigen Test by Unione Sanitaria Internazionale Spa
Via Niccolò Machiavelli, 22, 00185 Roma RM, Italia
Antigen Test by Drive-in Via Tommaso Odescalchi
Via Tommaso Odescalchi 67/A - 00147 Roma - RM
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Common conditions covered by a Lateral Flow Test
Rapid Covid Test FAQs
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.