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 Pizzo. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via Vittorio Veneto, 234, 89823 Fabrizia VV, Italia
19 km
Via Giacomo Rossini, 1, 89020 Maropati RC, Italia
20.6 km
Via Trieste 40, 89024 Polistena Reggio Calabria, Italy
23.1 km
Via Luigi Pirandello, 1, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italia
25.5 km
Via Raffaele Piria, 25, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italia
25.5 km
Corso Giuseppe Mazzini, 152, 88100 Catanzaro CZ, Italia
26.1 km
Unverified
Piazza Italia, 14, 89029 Taurianova RC, Italia
27.7 km
Piazza Italia, 23, 89029 Taurianova RC, Italia
27.7 km
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Via Monte Grappa, 2, 87035 Lago CS, Italia
29.8 km
Traversa Don Guanella, 1, 87035 Lago CS, Italia
29.8 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.
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.