Antigen Test - what is it and how the test is done
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Antigen Test in L'Aquila
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.
Rapid Covid Test by Laboratorio Di Analisi Cliniche S. Anastasia Srl
Viale Micangeli, 22, 02021 Borgorose RI, Italia
13.8 km
Antigen Test by Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale Rieti
Piazza Aldo Moro - Antrodoco - RI
16.9 km
Unverified
Antigen Test by Farmacia S.Angelo Dott.ssa Elena Grillo
Via Seconda Nazionale, 36, 02010 Castel Sant'Angelo RI, Italia
19.1 km
Antigen Test by Centro per i test COVID-19 - Drive-in mobile Pass Accumuli
Area Opera Don Minozzi - 02012 Amatrice - RI
20 km
Unverified
Rapid Covid Test by Lifebrain Laboratorio Analisi Biomediche San Nicola
Via Achille Grandi, 18, 67051 Avezzano AQ, Italia
22.2 km
Rapid Covid Test by Libutti - Analisi Cliniche
Via Sandro Pertini, 13, 02100 Rieti RI, Italia
27.6 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Selvi
Viale Alcide De Gasperi, 02100 Rieti RI, Italia
27.6 km
Antigen Test by Analisi Cliniche Sant'Anna
Viale Alcide De Gasperi, 17, 02100 Rieti RI, Italia
27.6 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Giampaoli dei Dottori Paolo e Maria Cristina Giampaoli Snc
Corso San Giuseppe da Leonessa, 121, 02016 Leonessa RI, Italia
26.5 km
Rapid Covid Test by FARMACIA DEL SILLARO
San Martino, Acquasanta Terme, Marche, Italia
28.9 km
Common conditions covered by a Lateral Flow Test
Rapid Covid Test FAQs
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.
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.