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 Appiano Gentile. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza Camillo Benso di Cavour, 1, 22070 Appiano Gentile CO, Italia
Via 1 Maggio, 1, 22070 Oltrona di San Mamette CO, Italia
1.6 km
Via Romolo Guffanti, 2, 22070 Bulgarograsso CO, Italia
1.8 km
Via 20 Settembre, 46, 22075 Lurate Caccivio CO, Italia
2.3 km
Via Nazionale, 21, 22070 Cassina Rizzardi CO, Italia
2.7 km
Unverified
Via Vittorio Veneto, 8, 22079 Villa Guardia CO, Italia
3.5 km
Piazza Nelson Mandela, 21049 Tradate VA, Italia
3.9 km
Unverified
Via San Martino, 21, 21040 Venegono Superiore VA, Italia
3.9 km
Unverified
Via Varesina, 38, 22070 Montano Lucino CO, Italia
4.6 km
Via Piave, 55, 21050 Lonate Ceppino VA, Italia
5.4 km
Unverified
Via Papa Celestino IV, 4, 21043 Castiglione Olona VA, Italia
5.6 km
Unverified
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.