Serological survey for IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from newborns and their mothers

• Main Authors: Gabriela Soutto Mayor Assumpção Pinheiro (Author), Vivian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo (Author), Aline Almeida Bentes (Author), Gabriela Cintra Januário (Author), José Nélio Januário (Author), Mila Lemos Cintra (Author), Ana Beatriz Araújo de Souza (Author), Laura Gregório Pires (Author), Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos (Author), Claudia Regina Lindgren Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This serological survey, conducted in five Brazilian municipalities, evaluated the use of dried blood spots (DBS), obtained from newborns and their mothers, to detect SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies. DBS were obtained from 4,803 neonates aged up to seven days and their mothers, both asymptomatic, at publi...