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 Sanluri. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Porcella, 174, 09098 Terralba OR, Italia
17.8 km
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21.6 km
Via dei Trasvolatori, 09067 Elmas CA, Italy
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Via del Redentore, 61, 09042 Monserrato CA, Italia
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Piazza Is Maglias, 9, 09122 Cagliari CA, Italia
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Via Giovanni Battista Venturi, 13, 09131 Cagliari CA, Italia
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Via Toscana, 09127 Cagliari CA, Italia
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Via Venezia, 60, 09016 Iglesias SU, Italia
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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.