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 Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Monasterolo, 4, 24039 Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII BG, Italia
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Via Guglielmo Marconi, 596, 24033 Calusco d'Adda BG, Italia
1.8 km
Via Padre Albisetti, 6, 24030 Terno d'Isola BG, Italia
2.2 km
Via Roma, 8, 24030 Terno d'Isola BG, Italia
2.2 km
Via Europa, 34, 24030 Medolago BG, Italia
2.3 km
Via Cava di Sopra, 24030 Caprino Bergamasco BG, Italia
2.9 km
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Via Cava di Sopra, 43, 24030 Caprino Bergamasco BG, Italia
2.9 km
Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 1, 24034 Cisano Bergamasco BG, Italia
2.8 km
Via 25 Aprile, 43, 24040 Chignolo d'Isola BG, Italia
3.1 km
Via Thomas Alva Edison, 19, 23877 Paderno d'Adda LC, Italia
3 km
Via Volpana, 2, 24034 Cisano Bergamasco BG, Italia
2.8 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.
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.