Mária Borsányiová, Zdenka Sobotová, Renáta Kissová, Cyril Klement, Shubhada Bopegamage
The work presents an overview of methods applied in virological diagnostics and their implementation in Slovakia. It provides general orientation in different methodologies, principles and their application in the diagnosis of viral infections to the medical personnel. The development of molecular technologies greatly progressed the use of these methods in diagnostics, which play an important irreplaceable role parallel to conventional methods. Knowledge of the principles of these methodologies will help clinicians expand their existing knowledge of the virological diagnosis, to clarify the predictive value of virological test results and their impact on patient treatment.