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 Capraia e Limite. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Bruno Buozzi, 23, 50050 Capraia e Limite FI, Italia
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Via Tosco-Romagnola, 28, 50053 Empoli FI, Italia
2.2 km
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Via del Giglio, 89, 50053 Empoli FI, Italia
2.2 km
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Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 31, 50056 Montelupo Fiorentino FI, Italia
2.4 km
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Via della Pesa, 19, 50056 Montelupo Fiorentino FI, Italia
2.4 km
Via Val d'Orme, 83, 50053 Empoli FI, Italia
2.2 km
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Via Vittorio Veneto, 5, 50050 Cerreto Guidi FI, Italia
5.1 km
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Via 25 Aprile, 2, 50055 Lastra a Signa FI, Italia
6.7 km
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Via Vittorio Niccoli, 474, 50051 Castelfiorentino FI, Italia
9.5 km
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Via 24 Maggio, 5, 50055 Lastra a Signa FI, Italia
6.7 km
Via Fratelli Cervi, 18, 59011 Carmignano PO, Italia
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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.