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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2023

A Retrospective Population Study of 385 191 Positive Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Tests For SARS-CoV-2 from a Single Laboratory in Katowice, Poland from April 2020 to July 2022.

Emilia Morawiec, Anna Bednarska-Czerwińska, Adam Pudełko, Anna Strychalska, Mateusz Broncel, Dorota Sagan, Andrzej Madej, Agata Jasińska-Balwierz, Rafał Staszkiewicz, Dawid Sobański and 3 more

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  1. Reinfections from SARS-CoV-2: A Retrospective Study from the Gyncentrum Genetic Laboratory in Sosnowiec, Poland, April 2020 to July 2022.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023
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Emilia MorawiecDepartment of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Anna Bednarska-CzerwińskaDepartment of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Adam PudełkoDepartment of Molecular Biology, Gyncentrum Fertility Clinic, Sosnowiec, Poland.
Anna StrychalskaDepartment of Molecular Biology, Gyncentrum Fertility Clinic, Sosnowiec, Poland.
Mateusz BroncelDepartment of Molecular Biology, Gyncentrum Fertility Clinic, Sosnowiec, Poland.
Dorota SaganMedical Center Dormed Medical SP, Busko-Zdrój, Poland.
Andrzej MadejDepartment of Pharmacology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Agata Jasińska-BalwierzDepartment of Pharmacology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Rafał StaszkiewiczDepartment of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Dawid SobańskiDepartment of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Dariusz BorońDepartment of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Filip PokusaFaculty of Economics and Pedagogy, Higher School of Management and Administration in Opole, Opole, Poland.
Beniamin GrabarekDepartment of Histology, Cytophysiology and Embryology, Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND This retrospective population study identified 385 191 positive real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from a single laboratory in Katowice, Poland, from April 2020 to July 2022. MATERIAL AND METHODS The material was nasopharyngeal, nasopharyngeal swab or bronchial lavage, and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) to confirm or exclude SARS-CoV-2 infection with the RT-PCR technique. Personal data are use according to the Provisions on the Protection of Personal Data by the Gyn-Centrum laboratory. RESULTS In 9 months of 2020, the number of SARS-CoV-2 results was 88 986; in 2021, it was 168 439, and in the first 7 months of 2022, it was 12 786. In 2020, the highest number of positive results was recorded in the third quarter (83 094 cases); 2021, in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th quarters (58 712; 37 720; and 71 753 cases, respectively), and in 2022, in the 1st quarter (127 613 cases) of the year. A positive result was observed more often in women and people aged 30-39, followed by those 40-49 years. Patients aged 10-19 years comprised the smallest population of SARS-CoV-2-positive cases. CONCLUSIONS In the Polish population studied, from April 2020 to July 2022, the detection rates of SARS-CoV-2 positivity were significantly higher for women than for men and in the 30-49 age group for both sexes. Also, the infection detection rate of 385 191 out of 1 332 659 patient samples, or 28.9%, supports that the Polish society adhered to public health recommendations for infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AdultCOVID-19 TestingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPolandReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcription

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PMCPMC9817382

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