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RAPID TEST THE RAPID ANTIGEN TEST: The Rapid Antigen Testing is the Covid test, which is simpler and can be performed easily and quickly using a nasal or throat swab. An antigen test is quick – providing results in minutes. But it has a problem: It is much less sensitive than the PCR test. A larger amount of virus is needed to be present for the test to be positive.  COVIDTESTMALTA.COM Page 1

RAPID TEST This means that the antigen test can sometimes give a false negative, meaning that a negative result is not always reliable. RAPID ANTIGEN TEST IS QUICK AND FAST: A positive result, suggesting that the virus is present, is normally reliable, although false positives are also more likely with this test than with the PCR test. COVIDTESTMALTA.COM Page 2

RAPID TEST The “Antigen” tests that are now making their way and becoming popular are much easier to perform and use faster technologies that allow obtaining results, in some cases, in just 15 minutes. This type of test, which also detects the presence of the virus at the time of the test, also has a much lower cost than PCR.  And although it must also be carried out by healthcare personnel, it does not need a laboratory or special instrumentation, since the sample is also extracted with a swab to which a few drops of reagent are added (similar to the pregnancy test) and the result appears in a few minutes. COVIDTESTMALTA.COM Page 3

RAPID TEST Many researchers have already pointed out the usefulness of this type of test, which is cheaper and easier to detect infection in the earliest stages of the disease.  When the viral load is higher, and the bene ts it can have in primary care services for almost immediate results, or practically continuous monitoring of healthcare personnel, nursing homes, or schools. COVIDTESTMALTA.COM Page 4

RAPID TEST SO, WHAT DO I GET WITH THE RAPID ANTIGEN TEST? Although both the PCR test and the antigen test are approved by the Ministry of Health and the WHO to diagnose COVID, each one works better in certain cases.  COVIDTESTMALTA.COM Page 5

RAPID TEST Because we remember that, what they do is detect the presence of the virus that causes COVID in our body. COVIDTESTMALTA.COM Page 6

RAPID TEST The antigen tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 are indicated in people with symptoms that correspond to a case with suspected COVID-19 and with less than a week of the evolution of symptoms started. A positive antigen test result is considered accurate when instructions are followed carefully.  COVIDTESTMALTA.COM Page 7

RAPID TEST But because there is the possibility of having a false result even if you are infected, your doctor may recommend a PCR test to con rm a negative antigen test result. So, if you have less than a week with symptoms of COVID-19, an antigen test may be your option. COVIDTESTMALTA.COM Page 8

CONTACT US Rapid Test Centre Malta - Papid and PCR test centre About Us: Covid Test Malta. Get tested for COVID with our RAPID antigen tests or the PCR test. We are located in St Julians. Covid Test Malta covidtestmalta.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA