Rapid testing of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: Report of an experience in an Emergency Service

  • Jaime Antonio Collins-Camones Hospital EsSalud G. Almenara
  • Nikolai Grande-Castro Hospital EsSalud G. Almenara
  • Diana Jeanette Chávez-Montesinos Hospital EsSalud G. Almenara
  • Sergio Enrique Alvizuri-Pastor Hospital EsSalud G. Almenara
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v33i3.547
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, rapid antibody test, diagnosis

Abstract

Objective: To determine the positivity and patterns of positive results of rapid antibody tests against SARS-CoV-2 in patients attending to an Emergency Service. Material and methods: Retrospective evaluation of the rapid antibody tests against SARS-CoV-2 applied during the month of June 2020 in the Emergency Service of the Hospital EsSalud G.
Almenara, Lima, Peru. Results: We included 1805 tests performed on the same number of patients. In 864 (48%) of the tests were positive, in the following order: combined IgM-IgG pattern in 635 (73%), IgM in 134 (16%) and finally IgG in 95 (11%). Conclusions: The positivity of the rapid antibody tests against SARS-CoV-2 was 48%, and the combined pattern of IgM-IgG was the most frequent in three quarters of the confirmed cases.

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Published
2020-09-16
How to Cite
Collins-Camones, J. A., Grande-Castro, N., Chávez-Montesinos, D. J., & Alvizuri-Pastor, S. E. (2020). Rapid testing of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies: Report of an experience in an Emergency Service. Revista De La Sociedad Peruana De Medicina Interna, 33(3), 107-109. https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v33i3.547
Issue
Vol 33 No 3 (2020)
Section
Comunicación corta

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