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 Gioia Tauro
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Gioia Tauro. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Centro Diagnostico Gamma
Via Raffaele Piria, 25, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italia
Antigen Test by Ecorad s.r.l. Studio di Radiologia ed Ecografia
Via Luigi Pirandello, 1, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by CMT Analisi Mediche
Piazza Italia, 14, 89029 Taurianova RC, Italia
8.2 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Domenicone Snc
Piazza Italia, 23, 89029 Taurianova RC, Italia
8.2 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Centro Diagnostico Salus Srl
Via Trieste 40, 89024 Polistena Reggio Calabria, Italy
9.8 km
Rapid Covid Test by Centro Diagnostico Treviglio
Via Giacomo Rossini, 1, 89020 Maropati RC, Italia
10.8 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Centrale Palomba
Via Vittorio Veneto, 234, 89823 Fabrizia VV, Italia
22.3 km
Antigen Test by Laboratorio Analisi Cliniche OMIKRON
Viale della Libertà, 29, 98121 Messina ME, Italia
24.7 km
Rapid Covid Test by La Fattoria Della Piana Cooperativa Fattoria Della Piana Societa Agri
Viale della Libertà, 1, 98121 Messina ME, Italia
24.7 km
Unverified
Antigen Test by Farmacia Bruni
Piazza Cairoli, 7, 98123 Messina ME, Italia
24.7 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Collegiata Dott. Ferrero
Via del Carmine, 1, 98125 Messina ME, Italia
24.7 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Realbafia Di Pontillo Giuseppa Snc
Viale delle Terme, 4, 98050 Terme Vigliatore ME, Italia
44.7 km
Unverified
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.
This test is less accurate than the gold standard PCR test; however, the test accuracy has shown to be higher when used by trained laboratory staff.
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.