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DETECTION OF SARS-CoV-2 IN ASYMPTOMATIC CLOSE CONTACTS OF CASES CONFIRMED BY MO...
Fischerman, Laura; Ercole, Regina; Mozgovoj, Marina; Dus Santos, María José; Garnham, Mercedes Didier; Lenicov, Federico Remes; Benvenutti, María LuzThe detection of SARS-CoV-2 and its implication in the diagnosis of COVID-19 have been highly debated in the pandemic. Access to molecular diagnosis and its target population was essential in the public policy. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost / benefit of detecting SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic close contacts using different molecular diagnostic tests. 51 close contacts of people with a diagno...
Impact of vaccines against COVID-19 on the incidence of new SARS-COV2 infection...
Luzuriaga, Juan Pedro; Marsico, Franco; Garcia, Enio; González, Verónica; Kreplak, Nicolás; Pifano, Marina; González, SoledadIntroduction. The vaccination plan of the province of Buenos Aires has prioritized the groups with the highest epidemiological risk, initiating the immunization process on Health Care Worker (HCP). The present work aims to evaluate the impact of vaccination on the mean evolution of new SARS-Cov-2 cases in HCP compared to that of the general population. Methodology. Information on confirmed cases was obtained fr...
COVID-19 AND SOCIAL VULNERABILITY: DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ABOUT A CASE SERIE IN THE ...
Gonzalez, Malena; Ameri, Lucía; Muñoz, Laura; Luzuriaga, Juan Pedro; Pifano, Marina; Velázquez, Vanesa; Zucchino, Betina; Specogna, MarianaIntroduction: Morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 constitutes a global public health problem, in Argentina and the Buenos Aires province. Populations with social vulnerability have a fragility which exposes them to grater risks.. Objective: To characterize the social vulnerability of a series of confirmed cases that reside in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study....
Persistence of antibodies IgG to SARS-CoV2 in health care workers – Province of...
Pifano, Marina; Fischerman, Laura; Ercole, Regina; Muñoz, Laura; Kreplak, Nicolas; Garcia, Enio; Comes, Yamila; Bologna, RosaAim: To evaluate the persistence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV2, in health workers of the public subsector of the Province of Buenos Aires, and correlate it with demographic variables (sex, age) and other health indicators (diagnosis of COVID-19, comorbidities and pregnancy). Methodology: Descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study. Health workers with a positive result in a first sample (N = 388) underwe...