Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
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Antigen Test in Basiano
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Basiano. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Antigen Test by Farmacia Muzio Di Peloso Giovanni
Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1F, 20060 Basiano MI, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Castellani
Via Milano, 59, 20060 Masate MI, Italia
0.4 km
Rapid Covid Test by FARMACIA DEL VILLAGGIO
Via Giuseppe Verdi, 34, 20065 Inzago MI, Italia
2.4 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Valaperta
Via Natale Perego, 7, 20069 Vaprio d'Adda MI, Italia
3.2 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia di Concesa
Piazza Alberto Cereda, 6, 20056 Trezzo sull'Adda MI, Italia
3.5 km
Unverified
Antigen Test by Farmacia Peschiulli Sas
Via Bergamo, 1, 24040 Canonica d'Adda BG, Italia
3.6 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Pennetta Snc di Pennetta Annamaria e Comi Gloria
Via Don Giovanni Minzoni, 1, 20883 Mezzago MB, Italia
3.8 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Comunale Cornate d'Adda
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 2, 20872 Cornate d'Adda MB, Italia
5.1 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Rimoldi
Via Vittorio Veneto, 54, 20062 Cassano d'Adda MI, Italia
4.2 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Ghiozzi S.A.S.
Corso Europa, 42, 20042 Pessano con Bornago MI, Italia
4.2 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Piva
Via Alcide De Gasperi, 12, 20867 Caponago MB, Italia
4.5 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.