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 Sondalo. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Roma, 73, 23033 Grosio SO, Italia
3.3 km
Via Roma, 56, 23030 Mazzo di Valtellina SO, Italia
6.2 km
Via Nazionale, 75, 23030 Valdisotto SO, Italia
7 km
Via Roma, 29, 23030 Lovero SO, Italia
8.3 km
Via Roma, 95, 25050 Temù BS, Italia
9 km
Piazza Frodaglio, 3, 23030 Valfurva SO, Italia
10 km
Largo Risorgimento, 18, 23037 Tirano SO, Italia
10.7 km
Viale Italia, 57, 23037 Tirano SO, Italia
10.7 km
Via Cavallari, 31, 23030 Castello dell'Acqua SO, Italia
19.6 km
Unverified
Via Nazionale, 48, 38020 Pellizzano TN, Italia
20.9 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...
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.