09 May 2021 : Clinical Research
Epidemiology of Influenza Viruses and Viruses Causing Influenza-Like Illness in Children Under 14 Years Old in the 2018-2019 Epidemic Season in Poland
Katarzyna Kondratiuk1ACDEF*, Ewelina Hallmann1CDEF, Katarzyna Łuniewska1CDEF, Karol Szymański1BCDEF, Lidia Brydak1AEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.929303
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929303
Table 1 The diagnostic methods used in 16 Voivodship Sanitary Epidemiological Stations in the 2018–2019 epidemic season in Poland.
| Voivodship Sanitary Epidemiological Station | Diagnostic equipment | Kits |
|---|---|---|
| Białystok | LightCycler 96 (Roche) | Real Time Ready Influenza A/H1N1/Detection Set, RealTime Ready RNA Virus Master, LightCycler Multiplex RNA Virus Master, Light Mix Modular EAV RNA Extraction Control (Roche) |
| Bydgoszcz | LightCycler 480 II (Roche) | Multiplex RNA Virus Master (Roche); sondy i startery Modular Dx Kit Inf M2, Modular Dx Kit InfA H3, InfB, Light Mix Kit CC_Hexaplex 480 II; kontrola wewn IC – Roche RNA Process Control Kit Trial Pack |
| Gdańsk | – | FTD Flu (Fast Track Diagnostics) |
| Gorzów Wlkp. | LightCycler 480 II (Roche) | FTD Flu (Fast Track Diagnostics) |
| Katowice | LightCycler 480 II (Roche) | PowerChek Pandemic H1N1/H3N2 Real Time RT-PCR Kit (Kogene Biotech); FTD Flu (Fast Track Diagnostics) |
| Kielce | – | Allplex Respiratory Panel 1 (Seegene) |
| Kraków | MX3005 P STRATAGENE | One tube multiplex PCR for influenza A H1N1, B, H1N1, H3, H5 and H7 (Fast Track Diagnostics) |
| Lublin | CFX96 Bio-Rad | FTD Flu (Fast Track Diagnostics) |
| Łódź | – | Bosphore H1N1Detection Kitv3 (Anatolia Geneworks) |
| Olsztyn | CFX96 Bio-Rad | Allplex Respiratory Panel 1 (Flu/RSV/FluA subtyping) (Seegene) |
| Opole | – | – |
| Poznań | GeneXpert (Cepheid)7500 Real-Time PCR (Applied Biosystems) | Xpert Flu A,B, A/H1N1/pdm09 |
| Rzeszów | Applied Biosystems 7500 Real-Time PCR SystemRoche Light Cycler 480 IIRBC Bioscience – MagCore HF 16 Plus | Ribo-prep nucleic adic extraction kit (AmpliSens), MagCore Super/HF 16 Plus nucleic Acid Extraction Kit (RBC Bioscience), FTD Flu (Fast-Track Diagnostics), FTD Flu differentiation (Fast-Track Diagnostics) |
| Szczecin | Rotor-Gene (Qiagen) | PowerChek Pandemic H1N1/H3N2 Real Time RT-PCR Kit (Kogene Biotech) |
| Warszawa | GeneXpert (Cepheid) | Xpert Flu A,B, A/H1N1/pdm09 |
| Wrocław | Rotor-Gene (Qiagen) | PowerChek TM Influenza A/B, Pandemic H1N1/H3N2 Real Time RT-PCR Kit (Kogene Biotech)FTD Flu (Fast Track Diagnostic) |






