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 Villabate
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Villabate. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Poliambulatorio Villanova
Via Galletti, 8, 90121 Palermo PA, Italia
5.1 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Solferino
Via Santa Teresa, 21, 90011 Bagheria PA, Italia
3.8 km
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Rapid Covid Test by Ospedale Buccheri La Ferla
Via Messina Marine, 197, 90123 Palermo PA, Italia
5.1 km
Antigen Test by Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione
Via Ernesto Tricomi, 5, 90127 Palermo PA, Italia
5.1 km
Antigen Test by Centro Medico Meditel Saronno
Via Enrico Alliata, 1, 90014 Casteldaccia PA, Italia
5.1 km
Rapid Covid Test by Laboratorio di analisi Karol Lab La Farina - TAMPONI - Convenzionato SSN
Via Giuseppe La Farina 13c, 90141 Palermo Palermo, Italy
5.1 km
Antigen Test by Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Palermo
Via Gaetano la Loggia, 5, 90129 Palermo PA, Italia
5.1 km
Rapid Covid Test by Circolo Didattico Statale "Don Bosco" Canicattì
Piazza Don Bosco, 6, 90143 Palermo PA, Italia
5.1 km
Antigen Test by Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Palermo
Via A. 19, 11, 90136 Palermo PA, Italia
5.1 km
Antigen Test by Centro Medico Artemisia e punto prelievi
Via Piemonte, 32, 90040 Capaci PA, Italia
12.8 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 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.