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 Arzachena. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Gabriele D'Annunzio, 07026 Olbia SS, Italia
12.4 km
Via Antonio Melis, 07026 Olbia SS, Italia
12.4 km
Via Eleonora, 32, 07020 Buddusò SS, Italy
35.2 km
Via Luigi Pirandello, 22/A, 07100 Sassari SS, Italia
49.7 km
Unverified
Viale Goffredo Mameli, 15, 07100 Sassari SS, Italia
49.7 km
Via Fratelli Vivaldi, 14, 07100 Sassari SS, Italia
49.7 km
Via Grazia Deledda, 26, 07011 Bono SS, Italia
49.5 km
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Via Giampiero Chironi, 3, 08100 Nuoro NU, Italia
52.3 km
Via Mughina, 7, 08100 Nuoro NU, Italia
52.3 km
Via Sassari, 61, 07046 Porto Torres SS, Italia
54.2 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...
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.