Coronavirus in Argentina: they withdraw 20,000 defective rapid tests that were used in Buenos Aires hospitals

The Buenosairean government detected a game of

100.000

rapid tests

defectives that were used to control

infections

of

coronavirus

between medical facility personnel and

geriatric

from the city. After receiving the alert, the authorities began with the withdrawal of 20,000 kits, which were the units that had already been distributed in the

Buenos Aires hospitals

and about which problems were found for medical use.

Lot 39A of

SD Biosensor serological test,

of Korean origin, was observed by the virology laboratory of the

Muñiz Hospital,

that detected “difficulty in the quality” of the medical input that reports on the presence of IgM antibodies (the earliest) and also IgG (the most durable), which the body generates after being in contact with the

coronavirus.

“An inventory evaluation is being carried out and we have contacted the hospitals that have tests of that batch in their stock to replace them. It is worth clarifying that only less than 20% of the tests of the batch under analysis had been distributed and that steps are being taken to recover them immediately, “authorities said in response to the consultation.

THE NATION.

From the Buenosairean government they clarified that the serological test had been approved by the regulatory organisms and that another 58,000 kits of the same brand -but from previous games- had worked with the sensitivity indicated by its manufacturer. “On Saturday, tests were sent from another batch [para reemplazarlos]therefore, hospitals already have the necessary reagents to continue testing normally, “they clarified from the

Buenos Aires Ministry of Health,

who heads

Fernán Quirós.

The spread of medical personnel is one of the main concerns of this pandemic. As published

THE NATION,

at the end of May -when the figures were much lower than at present- the

infected healthcare professionals

with coronaviruses they represented 12% of the total infections in the city of Buenos Aires.

From the Buenos Aires government they stressed that the problem with the Korean kits will not cause problems with the stock of rapid tests and that

At present, when the peak of cases seems to be approaching, with 300,000 rapid tests.

In addition, they await the arrival of other serological tests that they bought from a Chinese company, they said from the Buenos Aires government.

The difficulties with the Korean kits is not the first headache that the rapid tests caused the Buenos Aires government. Kirchner lawmakers denounced in the Justice and asked for explanations in the city Legislature for the direct hiring of the firm

HN Singapore PTE Ltd

for the purchase of 300,000 serological kits for US $ 1.7 million that was finalized in late March but have not yet been received.

The Argentine test

After the controversy over the rapid tests donated from China that the Ministry of Science and Technology considered only for epidemiological use, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that it has already distributed 100,000 kits of the

test argentino CovidAR

which, unlike many imported kits, measure only IgG antibodies.

“Referents from laboratories throughout the country indicated that CovidAr IgG presents an excellent performance compared to imported serological kits,” indicates the statement sent by the Government regarding the sensitivity of the test. These kits have already been delivered free of charge, they clarified, in the city of Buenos Aires and in the province of Buenos Aires, districts that make up the area with the highest number of infections

coronavirus.

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