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 L'Aquila. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Viale Micangeli, 22, 02021 Borgorose RI, Italia
13.8 km
Piazza Aldo Moro - Antrodoco - RI
16.9 km
Unverified
Via Seconda Nazionale, 36, 02010 Castel Sant'Angelo RI, Italia
19.1 km
Area Opera Don Minozzi - 02012 Amatrice - RI
20 km
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Via Achille Grandi, 18, 67051 Avezzano AQ, Italia
22.2 km
Via Sandro Pertini, 13, 02100 Rieti RI, Italia
27.6 km
Viale Alcide De Gasperi, 02100 Rieti RI, Italia
27.6 km
Viale Alcide De Gasperi, 17, 02100 Rieti RI, Italia
27.6 km
Corso San Giuseppe da Leonessa, 121, 02016 Leonessa RI, Italia
26.5 km
San Martino, Acquasanta Terme, Marche, Italia
28.9 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.
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.