[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pesquisadores do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) da Universidade de São Paulo (USP) desenvolveram diferentes métodos para aumentar o número de diagnósticos de pacientes com o novo coronavírus.

One of the fronts allows tests to be carried out to identify the virus using equipment available in most of the country's laboratories. The technique uses nationally produced reagents and will reduce the disease detection time to four hours, with the same effectiveness as the conventional test.

USP scientists are also developing a rapid test that uses antibodies to identify infected people from secretions produced in the throat.

A próxima etapa do estudo é inocular as proteínas em animais de laboratório para que possam produzir os anticorpos. A previsão é que o produto esteja pronto para testes clínicos em cerca de 20 dias.

In addition, the team is working on a serological test using the Elisa method (enzymatic immunoassay), which analyzes who has already been cured and is immunized. In this way, the gradual return of the population to circulating on the streets can be facilitated.

The tests await standardization to be completed, published and subsequently used.

Source: 3rd Sector Observatory, USP Newspaper[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]