EXPERIENCE OF THE LABORATORY 637 CENTER OF STATE SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUPERVISION DURING THE PANDEMIC OF NEW CORONAVIRAL INFECTION

The publication presents the experience of organizing the introduction of PCR diagnostics methods into everyday laboratory practice. The main stages of redevelopment and equipping the laboratory with the necessary equipment, consumables and personal protective equipment for employees are highlighted. The necessity of regular organization of specialized conferences and symposia with the involvement of military bacteriologists and specialists in laboratory diagnostics of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, both remotely and in person. The preliminary results of the laboratory’s work on the etiological diagnosis of a new coronavirus infection have been analyzed. So, along with official statistics for all regions of the Russian Federation, the increase in the incidence of COVID-19 in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol among the military and civilian population occurred in the fall of 2020. There were revealed comparable indicators of positive test results from among the studies carried out in our laboratory with the data on Crimea and Russia as a whole.