| 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 Ruomberok 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 |
- Determinants of Anti-S Immune Response at 6 Months after COVID-19 Vaccination in a Multicentric European Cohort of Healthcare Workers ORCHESTRA project [Frontiers in Immunology] - Determinants of Anti-S Immune Response at 9 Months after COVID-19 Vaccination in a Multicentric European Cohort of Healthcare Workers-ORCHESTRA Project [Viruses] - Temporal trends of COVID-19 antibodies in vaccinated healthcare workers undergoing repeated serological sampling: An individual-level analysis within 13 months in the ORCHESTRA cohort [Frontiers in Immunology] | |||