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 Villafranca Tirrena. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Viale della Libertà, 1, 98121 Messina ME, Italia
7.3 km
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Viale della Libertà, 29, 98121 Messina ME, Italia
7.3 km
Piazza Cairoli, 7, 98123 Messina ME, Italia
7.3 km
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Via del Carmine, 1, 98125 Messina ME, Italia
7.3 km
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Viale delle Terme, 4, 98050 Terme Vigliatore ME, Italia
16.2 km
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Via Giacomo Matteotti, 29, 98050 Terme Vigliatore ME, Italia
16.2 km
Via Prima San Nicolò, 98054 Furnari Messina, Italy
19 km
Via Luigi Pirandello, 1, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italia
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Via Raffaele Piria, 25, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italia
28.6 km
Piazza Italia, 23, 89029 Taurianova RC, Italia
32.5 km
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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.
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.