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 Castel Madama. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Località San Cosimato snc - 00020 Vicovaro - RM
2.9 km
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Via Acquaregna, 56, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italia
3.7 km
Via Palatina, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italia
3.7 km
Via Roma, 11, 00020 Ciciliano RM, Italia
3.9 km
Viale Niccolò Arnaldi, 15, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italia
3.7 km
Strada Colle Ripoli, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italia
3.7 km
Via Nazionale Tiburtina, 159, 00019 Tivoli RM, Italia
3.7 km
Via Tivoli, 00010 Poli RM, Italia
6.2 km
Via Maremmana Inferiore, 300, 00012 Guidonia Montecelio RM, Italia
7.5 km
Via Antonio Gramsci, 47, 00026 Licenza RM, Italia
7 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.