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 Sortino. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Viale Mario Giardino, 5, 96010 Sortino SR, Italia
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 437, 96014 Floridia SR, Italia
8.6 km
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 475, 96014 Floridia SR, Italia
8.6 km
Via Vincenzo Bellini 41, 96010 Canicattini Bagni Syracuse, Italy
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Corso Gelone, 39, 96100 Siracusa SR, Italia
16 km
Via Ducezio, 1, 96017 Noto SR, Italia
18.8 km
Via Palermo, 11, 95046 Palagonia CT, Italia
19.5 km
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Via Fontanarossa, 95121 Catania CT, Italy
23.7 km
Via Santa Maura, 46, 97100 Ragusa RG, Italia
23.4 km
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Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 535, 95122 Catania CT, Italia
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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.
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.