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 Morterone. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Viale Dottor Ugo Gavazzeni, 7, 24030 Locatello BG, Italia
3.9 km
Corso Giacomo Matteotti, 26, 23900 Lecco LC, Italia
4.5 km
Via Roma, 96, 23855 Pescate LC, Italia
5.3 km
Corso Europa, 29, 23801 Calolziocorte LC, Italia
5.7 km
Via Professor Mario Redaelli, 19, 23854 Olginate LC, Italia
6.2 km
Via Antonio Stoppani, 26, 24030 Berbenno BG, Italia
6.1 km
Unverified
Via Nazionale, 114, 23821 Abbadia Lariana LC, Italia
7.3 km
Corso Italia, 17, 24030 Capizzone BG, Italia
7.6 km
Piazza Alessandro Manzoni, 12, 23848 Oggiono LC, Italia
8.6 km
Via Lazzaretto, 46, 23848 Oggiono LC, Italia
8.6 km
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...
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.