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 Monticelli d'Ongina. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Martiri della Libertà, 16, 29010 Monticelli d'Ongina PC, Italia
Via Giuseppe Saragat, 29010 Castelvetro Piacentino PC, Italia
2.7 km
Via Guglielmo Marconi, 2A, 29012 Caorso PC, Italia
4.1 km
Via Giuseppe Mazzini, 18, 26020 Spinadesco CR, Italia
4 km
Via Roma, 20, 29010 San Pietro in Cerro PC, Italia
4.8 km
Viale Po, 51, 26100 Cremona CR, Italia
5.4 km
Unverified
Via del Giordano, 15, 26100 Cremona CR, Italia
5.4 km
Via Stefano Leonida Bissolati, 78, 26100 Cremona CR, Italia
5.4 km
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Via Ferruccio Ghinaglia, 97, 26100 Cremona CR, Italia
5.4 km
Galleria 25 Aprile, 13, 26100 Cremona CR, Italia
5.4 km
Via Felice Geromini, 5, 26100 Cremona CR, Italia
5.4 km
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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...
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.
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.