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 Scalea. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazzetta San Francesco, 87029 Scalea CS, Italia
Via Nicola Baratta, 7, 87012 Castrovillari CS, Italia
21.8 km
Via Gradoni di Chiaia, 27, 84060 Roccagloriosa SA, Italia
27.9 km
Via Emanuele Gianturco, 9, 85034 Francavilla in Sinni PZ, Italia
29 km
Via Margellina, 35, 87024 Fuscaldo CS, Italia
29.8 km
Via Panarea, 35, 87076 Villapiana CS, Italia
35.4 km
Via Guglielmo Marconi, 124, 87036 Rende CS, Italia
38.8 km
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Via Guglielmo Marconi, 91, 87036 Rende CS, Italia
38.8 km
Via Alessandro Volta 31, 87036 Rende Cosenza, Italy
38.8 km
Viale della Resistenza, 10, 87036 Rende CS, Italia
38.8 km
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Via Francesco De Luca, 3, 87040 Castrolibero CS, Italia
40.5 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.