SARS-CoV-2 testing in the Slovak Republic from March 2020 to September 2022 - summary of the pandemic trends.

Autor:	Janostiakova N; Institute of Medical Biology, Genetics and Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia., Gnip A; Medirex, a.s., Pezinok, Slovakia., Kodada D; Institute of Medical Biology, Genetics and Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia., Saade R; Institute of Medical Biology, Genetics and Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia., Blandova G; Institute of Medical Biology, Genetics and Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia., Mikova E; Medirex, a.s., Pezinok, Slovakia., Tibenska E; Medirex, a.s., Pezinok, Slovakia.; 5th Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia., Repiska V; Institute of Medical Biology, Genetics and Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia., Minarik G; Medirex Group Academy n.p.o., Nitra, Slovakia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in medicine [Front Med (Lausanne)] 2023 Nov 06; Vol. 10, pp. 1225596. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 06 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.3389/fmed.2023.1225596
Abstrakt:	The COVID-19 pandemic has been part of Slovakia since March 2020. Intensive laboratory testing ended in October 2022, when the number of tests dropped significantly, but the state of the pandemic continues to this day. For the management of COVID-19, it is important to find an indicator that can predict pandemic changes in the community. The average daily/weekly Ct value with a certain time delay can predict changes in the number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which can be a useful indicator for the healthcare system. The study analyzed the results of 1,420,572 RT-qPCR tests provided by one accredited laboratory during the ongoing pandemic in Slovakia from March 2020 to September 2022. The total positivity of the analyzed tests was 24.64%. The average Ct values found were the highest in the age group of 3-5 years, equal to the number 30.75; the lowest were in the age group >65 years, equal to the number 27. The average weekly Ct values ranged from 22.33 (pandemic wave week) to 30.12 (summer week). We have summarized the results of SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing in Slovakia with the scope defined by the rate and positivity of tests carried out at Medirex a.s. laboratories. Competing Interests: AG and GM are employed by Medirex Group Academy n.p.o., Nitra, Slovakia. EM and ET are employed by Medirex, a.s., Pezinok, Slovakia. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Janostiakova, Gnip, Kodada, Saade, Blandova, Mikova, Tibenska, Repiska and Minarik.)
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