id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-252991-gvlyn6j7 Silva, V. O. PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST SARS-CoV-2 IN PROFESSIONALS OF A PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY AT SAO PAULO, SP, BRAZIL 2020-10-21 .txt text/plain 4148 277 57 To evaluate previous exposure to the virus we estimated the prevalence of antibodies against-SARS-CoV-2 among HPs in Adolfo Lutz Institute, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. We used a lateral flow immunoassay (rapid test) to detect IgG and IgM for SARS-CoV-2; positive samples were further evaluated using Roche Electrochemiluminescence assay and SARS-CoV-2 RNA by real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was also offered to participants. . https://doi.org/10.1101 Professionals from laboratory areas were 25% while workers who had no direct contact with patients (administrative areas, security and cleaning staff) had a higher infection rate, especially in the areas of logistics (FaĆ­co-Filho, et al., 2020) In our study, we chose to use a rapid test for preliminary results, despite the its reported performance (Sensitivity: 86, 43% [95% CI: 82, 51%~89, 58%] and Specificity: 99, 57% [95% CI: 97, 63%~99,92%]).. ./cache/cord-252991-gvlyn6j7.txt ./txt/cord-252991-gvlyn6j7.txt