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...
Antigen Test at-Home and self-testing
Find where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) at-Home or with self-testing. Compare details and costs of the best self-testing options in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Online Testování
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Antigen Test by TestFRWD GMBH
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Rapid Covid Test by Covidtestonline
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Antigen Test by Covidtestonline
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Common conditions covered by a Lateral Flow Test
Rapid Covid Test FAQs
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 lateral flow test for Covid-19 is a swab test in which the swab is swept across the back of a person's nose and throat. The swab is then placed into a liquid tube, after which a sample of this liquid is deposited on a small absorbent pad contained within the disposable testing kit.
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.