Cohort information

SLOVAKIA				WP5
Organization		Regional Authority of Public Health in Banska Bystrica
Name of cohort		Cov-CONTACT (SVK)
Referring partner		RAPH-BB
Cohort Information	Country(-ies), cities, regions or centers involved	Central, northern, and western region of Slovakia, 8 institutions: Regional Authority of Public Health in Banská Bystrica (coordinator) Faculty Hospital in Banská Bystrica Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital KU in Ružomberok University Hospital in Bratislava Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava St. Elisabeth College for Health and Social Care in Bratislava Medical Faculty Commenius University Jessenius Faculty of medicine CU in Martin.
	Time of data collection	04/2021	01/2023
	Enrolment	Inactive
	Study setting	Multi-centers
Population	Age	Adults,Elderly
	Type	Both
	Total number of patients	1200
Data collection	Clinical data	True
	Serological data	True
	Genetic data	True
	Sample collection	True
	Sample collected	Whole blood	Yes
		PBMC	No
		Dry-spot blood	No
		Plasma	No
		Serum	No
		Stool	No
		NP swabs	No
		Other	None
Description	Cov-CONTACT is a retrospective - prospective cohort in HCWs who had a high-risk exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Follow up study of 1000 respondents. 3x questionnaires self-completed, database created in one centre RAPH in B.Bystrica. Information on nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR have been collected and included into the database in excel. Confirmed infection is defined by positive RT-PCR or antigen test on anti S protein SARS CoV-2.
Publications	- The Prospective COVID-19 Post-Immunization Serological Cohort in Munich (KoCo-Impf): Risk Factors and Determinants of Immune Response in Healthcare Workers [Viruses] - SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infections: Incidence and Risk Factors in a Large European Multicentric Cohort of Health Workers [Vaccines] - European HPC cloud infrastructure for managing SARS-CoV-2 data in compliance with GDPR [European Journal of Public Health]