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 Bari
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Bari. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Centro Diagnostico di Medicina Nucleare
Viale della Repubblica, 10, 70125 Bari BA, Italia
Antigen Test by Lab. Point
Via della Resistenza, 188, 70125 Bari BA, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Antuofermo
Via Sagarriga Visconti, 102, 70122 Bari BA, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Loiacono
Piazza Umberto I, 88, 70131 Bari BA, Italia
Rapid Covid Test by Monumento a Mazzini
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 84, 70122 Bari BA, Italia
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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.