Nationwide Trends in Non-COVID-19 Infectious Disease Laboratory Tests in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Koreaopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Sun Bean; Kim, Young-Eun; Bang, Taemo; Hong, Minwoo; Radnaabaatar, Munkhzul; Huh, Kyungmin; Hong, Ki Ho; Jung, Jaehun
- Issue Date
- Dec-2023
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Keywords
- Clinical Laboratory Testing; Epidemiological Monitoring; Pandemics
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, v.38, no.47, pp 1 - 7
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 47
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 7
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/89987
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e408
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
1598-6357
- Abstract
- The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has brought significant changes to infectious disease management globally. This study explored changes in clinical microbiological testing trends and their implications for infectious disease incidence and medical utilization during the pandemic. We collected nationwide claims for monthly clinical microbiology tests from January 2018 to March 2022 using the National Health Insurance Service database. Seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average models were employed to make predictions for each disease based on the baseline period (January 2018 to January 2020). The results showed a significant decrease in general bacterial and fungal cultures, respiratory infectious disease related, and inflammatory markers, while the representatives of tests for vector-borne diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and chronic viral infections remained stable. The study highlights the potential of clinical microbiological testing trends as an additional surveillance tool and offers implications for future infectious disease management and surveillance strategies in pandemic settings.
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