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 Santo Stefano Belbo. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Via 20 Settembre, 30, 12058 Santo Stefano Belbo CN, Italia
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Via Vittorio Alfieri, 69, 14053 Canelli AT, Italia
2.9 km
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Via Santa Lucia, 5, 14059 Vesime AT, Italia
4.9 km
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Corso Romano Scagliola, 19, 12052 Neive CN, Italia
5.8 km
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Via Pio Corsi, 44, 14049 Nizza Monferrato AT, Italia
7.7 km
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Via Giacomo Scotti, 3, 14055 Costigliole d'Asti AT, Italia
6.1 km
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Via Camillo Benso di Cavour, 2, 14050 Roccaverano AT, Italia
8.2 km
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Via Neive, 53, 12050 Castagnito CN, Italia
10.4 km
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Via Bonafous, 3, 12074 Cortemilia CN, Italia
9 km
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Via Boetti, 31, 12040 Govone CN, Italia
9.3 km
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Piazza Risorgimento, 5, 12051 Alba CN, Italia
9.6 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.