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Antigen Test in Sala Bolognese
Find out where to get a Rapid Covid Test (Lateral Flow Test) in Sala Bolognese. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia San Michele
Piazza Caduti per la Libertà, 11, 40050 Argelato BO, Italia
3.6 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Draghetti Snc Dei Dottori Draghetti V. E Tosi S.
Via Gaspare Mazzoli, 7, 40050 Castello d'Argile BO, Italia
3.7 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Terre D'Acqua
Via Bologna, 110, 40017 San Giovanni in Persiceto BO, Italia
4.4 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia Botti
Circonvallazione Italia, 54, 40017 San Giovanni in Persiceto BO, Italia
4.4 km
Antigen Test by LloydsFarmacia Longara
Via San Michele, 2, 40012 Calderara di Reno BO, Italia
4.4 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Centrale Del Dott. Carlo Massarini
Corso Italia, 56, 40017 San Giovanni in Persiceto BO, Italia
4.4 km
Antigen Test by Farmacia di Calderara
Via Giacomo Matteotti, 2A, 40012 Calderara di Reno BO, Italia
4.4 km
Rapid Covid Test by LloydsFarmacia Porta Marcolfa
Viale della Repubblica, 3, 40017 San Giovanni in Persiceto BO, Italia
4.4 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Comunale Funo
Via Galliera, 226, 40050 Argelato BO, Italia
3.6 km
Rapid Covid Test by Farmacia Sorace Maresca snc
Via Antonio Gramsci, 214, 40013 Castel Maggiore BO, Italia
5.8 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.