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 in Turi
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Turi. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Mastrolonardo
Via Dottor Domenico Resta, 20, 70010 Turi BA, Italia
Antigen Test by FARMACIA LAVARRA
Via Noci, 11, 70010 Turi BA, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Palattella Snc
Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 100, 70010 Casamassima BA, Italia
5.9 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Carvutto
Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 19, 70014 Conversano BA, Italia
6.1 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Scelzi Dr. Natale
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 75, 70010 Casamassima BA, Italia
5.9 km
Rapid Covid Test by Comune di Camugnano
Piazza John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1/D, 70018 Rutigliano BA, Italia
6.6 km
Unverified
Antigen Test by Farmacia Diciolla
Via Rito Selvaggi, 24, 70016 Noicattaro BA, Italia
8.4 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia della Villa
Via Papa Pio XII, 53, 70013 Castellana Grotte BA, Italia
8.2 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Dr. Chicco
Via Carmine 28, 70016 Noicattaro Metropolitan CityBari, Italy
8.4 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Dott. Silvio Tropepe
Contrada Chiesa Nuova, 70044 Polignano a Mare BA, Italia
11.7 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Marsico
Estramurale San Pietro, 18, 70021 Acquaviva delle Fonti BA, Italia
9.3 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Favale Dott. Michele
Via Camillo Benso di Cavour, 110, 70023 Gioia del Colle BA, Italia
9.4 km
Common conditions covered by a Lateral Flow Test
Rapid Covid Test FAQs
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.