Implementation of a biosafety level 2 laboratory for molecular diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones

Authors

  • Pamela Angelique Kuhlmann Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Lucía Acuña Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Katherina Vizcaychipi Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Candelaria Sánchez Fernández Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Aníbal Depasquino Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Santiago Lattar Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Tania Alarcón Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Karina Salvatierra Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Emanuel Grassi Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
  • Erik Ruuth Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad (IMiBio), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina

Keywords:

Molecular Diagnostic Techniques, Containment of Biohazards, SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for laboratories around the world. National and subnational governments faced the urgent need to adapt institutions for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in response to the health emergency declared in 2020. With the aim of increasing diagnostic capacity in the province of Misiones, a diagnostic laboratory of excellence was established within the “Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad”. This article shares the steps taken and the challenges faced, in order to serve as a guide to other institutions. METHODS: The stages to establish the laboratory were: acquisition of equipment/reagents, adaptation/ renovation of the laboratory, incorporation and training of human resources, establishment of good practices and biosafety, selection of the extraction and detection methodology, implementation of quality controls and authorization. RESULTS: Since its authorization, the “Laboratorio de Análisis Integral” has processed 1186 biological samples from suspected cases of COVID-19, becoming the second reference laboratory in Misiones. DISCUSSION: The efficient articulation between the “Instituto Misionero de Biodiversidad” and the provincial Ministry of Health achieved the rapid implementation of this high complexity laboratory in a region of epidemiological importance. 

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Published

05-09-2022

How to Cite

Kuhlmann , P. A., Acuña , L. ., Vizcaychipi , K. ., Sánchez Fernández , C. ., Depasquino , . A. ., Lattar , S., … Ruuth , E. . (2022). Implementation of a biosafety level 2 laboratory for molecular diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones . Revista Argentina De Salud Pública, 14, e54. Retrieved from https://rasp.msal.gov.ar/index.php/rasp/article/view/791

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Health Interventions