Secondary attack rate of COVID-19 in shared households in Slovakia.

Objective: The objective of this study was to estimate the secondary attack rate in unvaccinated members of households of two regions in the Slovak Republic for the period November 2020 ‒ April 2021.

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 infection poses a high risk of transmission in close-contact indoor settings, such as households. The household transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 varies widely across countries.

Legionnaires' Disease in Pediatric Patients, Control Measures and 5-Year Follow-up.

Background: Legionnaires' disease (LD) occurs predominantly in adults and elderly people. Its incidence in Europe has been increasing in recent years. It is rare in younger age groups and prone to be reported as healthcare-associated infection with a higher risk of fatal outcome.

Epidemiology of Myasthenia Gravis in Slovakia in the Years 1977-2015.

Purpose: The objective of the study was to evaluate changes of epidemiological parameters in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) in Slovakia during the period 1977-2015.

Methods: Data from medical records of MG patients registered in Slovakia were analyzed. Epidemiological rates (incidence, prevalence, mortality) were assessed for several periods to identify changes and drifts over the period of study.

MALDI-TOF MS analysis as a useful tool for an identification of Legionella pneumophila, a facultatively pathogenic bacterium interacting with free-living amoebae: A case study from water supply system of hospitals in Bratislava (Slovakia).

Legionellae, i.e. Legionella pneumophila, are human bacterial hydrophilic facultative pathogens causing pneumonia (Legionnaires' disease).