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 Otricoli. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Roma, 1, 05030 Otricoli TR, Italia
Via Narnense, 1, 05032 Calvi dell'Umbria TR, Italia
4.8 km
Via della Rocca, 16/1, 01028 Orte VT, Italia
5.3 km
Piazza della Repubblica, 49, 01030 Vasanello VT, Italia
6.7 km
Via Tuderte, 177, 05035 Narni TR, Italia
6.9 km
Via Tuderte, 426, 05035 Narni TR, Italia
6.9 km
Vocabolo Vascigliano, 31, 05039 Stroncone TR, Italia
10.7 km
Via Francesco Petrarca, 01033 Civita Castellana VT, Italia
9.9 km
Via Rimembranze, 47, 05022 Amelia TR, Italia
10 km
Via della Repubblica, 11, 05022 Amelia TR, Italia
10 km
Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 32, 05024 Giove TR, Italia
9.8 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.
The lateral flow test for Covid-19 is a swab test in which the swab is swept across the back of a person's nose and throat. The swab is then placed into a liquid tube, after which a sample of this liquid is deposited on a small absorbent pad contained within the disposable testing kit.
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.