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 San Giuseppe Vesuviano. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Giuseppe Ammendola, 171, 80047 San Giuseppe Vesuviano NA, Italia
Via Nuova San Marzano, 141, 80040 Poggiomarino NA, Italia
3.1 km
Via Aquino 1, 80041 Boscoreale Naples, Italy
4.4 km
Via Costantinopoli, 144, 80049 Somma Vesuviana NA, Italia
4.2 km
Via Palma, 68, 80040 Striano NA, Italia
4 km
Via Marra, 200, 84018 Scafati SA, Italia
6 km
Via Passanti, 40, 80041 Boscoreale NA, Italia
4.4 km
Via Luigi Oliva, 27, 80041 Boscoreale NA, Italia
4.4 km
Corso Vittorio Emanuele 3, 80030 Carbonara di Nola Naples, Italy
4.6 km
Via Aldo Moro, 2, 80049 Somma Vesuviana NA, Italia
4.2 km
Via Monsignore Amilcare Boccio, 80035 Nola Naples, Italy
6.5 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.