Rapid antigen test
A MEDICAL TEST TO KNOW IN LESS THAN A FEW HOUR A CERTAIN CONDITION
Antigen test; Rapid antigen detection test; Antigen test kit
A rapid antigen test (RAT), sometimes called a rapid antigen detection test (RADT), antigen rapid test (ART), or [just a rapid test, is a rapid diagnostic test] suitable for [[point-of-care testing that directly detects the presence or absence of an antigen. Such tests are a type of lateral flow test that detect antigens, distinguishing them from other medical tests that detect antibodies (antibody tests) or nucleic acid (nucleic acid tests), of either laboratory or point-of-care types.