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 Vermezzo con Zelo. Compare details and costs for an Antigen Test from the best labs in Italy.
Piazza Roma, 3, 20071 Vermezzo con Zelo MI, Italia
Piazza Roma, 6, 20088 Gudo Visconti MI, Italia
1.7 km
Viale Giuseppe Mazzini, 100, 20081 Abbiategrasso MI, Italia
3.1 km
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Via Carroccio, 19, 20083 Gaggiano MI, Italia
2.7 km
Via Vittorio Veneto, 14, 20080 Albairate MI, Italia
2.8 km
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Corso Italia, 39, 20081 Abbiategrasso MI, Italia
3.1 km
Via 20 Settembre, 1, 20081 Abbiategrasso MI, Italia
3.1 km
Via Dante Alighieri, 63, 20081 Abbiategrasso MI, Italia
3.1 km
Via Giacomo Matteotti, 9, 20080 Ozzero MI, Italia
3.3 km
Via Novara, 44, 20081 Abbiategrasso MI, Italia
3.1 km
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Via Vittorio Veneto, 15, 20046 Cisliano MI, 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.
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.