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 Spirano. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza Ere, 17, 24050 Spirano BG, Italia
Via Cesare Battisti, 245, 24059 Urgnano BG, Italia
1.4 km
Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 24059 Urgnano BG, Italia
1.4 km
Via San Lino, 7, 24050 Lurano BG, Italia
1.9 km
Via San Martino, 31, 24055 Cologno al Serio BG, Italia
1.7 km
Via Antonio Locatelli, 30, 24055 Cologno al Serio BG, Italia
1.7 km
Viale della Repubblica, 12, 24049 Verdello BG, Italia
2.7 km
Via Guglielmo Marconi, 11, 24049 Verdello BG, Italia
2.7 km
Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 32, 24053 Brignano Gera d'Adda BG, Italia
2.8 km
Via John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 3, 24040 Comun Nuovo BG, Italia
2.9 km
Piazza Castello, 16, 24040 Castel Rozzone BG, Italia
2.9 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...
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.