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doc. RNDr. Katarína Čurová, PhD.   SK

Email:
katarina.curova@upjs.sk
Homepage:
https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/katarina.curova
Faculty:
LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
Department:
ULM - Department of Medical and Clinical Microbiology
Office:
MC6O07
Phone:
+421 55 234 4346
ORCID ID:
0000-0002-7359-7894
study of gramnegative bacteria Escherichia coli (virulence factors, phylogenetic groups) study of anaerobic sporulating bacteria Clostridioides difficile (microbiologic diagnostics, susceptibility to antimicrobial drugs, virulence factors - toxins, ribotyping)

Higher education and further qualification growth
Second degree of higher education:
P. J. šafárik Univesity in Košice, Faculty of Science, 2003, Biology and Chemistry
Third degree of higher education:
P. J. šafárik Univesity in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, 2007, General Biology
Associate professor:
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, 2024, Microbiology

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
Microbiology 1 - GM, I.+II. degree
Microbiology 2 - GM, I.+II. degree
Microbiology 1 - DM, I.+II. degree
Microbiology 2 - DM, I.+II. degree
Microbiology and Immunology - Physiotherapy, I. degree
Microbiology and Immunology - Nursing, I. degree
Microbiology and Immunology 1 - Public Health, I. degree
Microbiology and Immunology 2 - Public Health, I. degree
Selected publications

Čurová, K., Slebodíková, R., Kmeťová, M., Hrabovský, V., Maruniak, M., Liptáková, E., Siegfried, L. (2020): Virulence, phylogenetic background and antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli associated with extraintestinal infections. Journal of infection and public health, 13 (10):1537-1543.

Curova K, Novotny M, Ambro L, Kamlarova A, Lovayova V, Hrabovsky V, Siegfried L, Jarcuska P, Jarcuska P, Toporova A. (2023): High Prevalence of Clostridioides difficile Ribotype 176 in the University Hospital in Kosice. Pathogens Mar 8;12(3):430. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12030430.

Čurová, K., Lovayová, V., Nagyová, M., Siegfried, L., Donič, V., De Vos, G. (2023): Detection of SARS-CoV-2 using a laboratory-developed ultra-fast NextGenPCR test versus a conventional RT-PCR test, Acta Virologica 67: 11588. https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/av.2023.11588/full. IF 2022.

Liptáková, A., a kol.: Lekárska mikrobiológia. 2. dopl. vyd. - Bratislava : Herba, 2023. - 771 s. [118,4 AH]. ISBN 9788082290274.

Toporová, A., Čurová, K., Novotný, M. et al. Characteristics of Clostridioides difficile isolates circulating in the Slovak hospitals. Biologia 78, 3287–3294 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-023-01493-5

Selected projects

KEGA 002UK-4-20221805

Project name: Inovácia učebných textov a online súborov z lekárskej mikrobiológie určených pre pregraduálnu a postgraduálnu výučbu mikrobiológie na lekárskych fakultách prostredníctvom elektronických médií a simulácií (kazuistiky, videá, obrázkový atlas).

Responsible researcher of the collaborating workplace

Solution time: 2022 - 2024

Projects CCVaPP UPJŠ - VVGS-2023-2695

Project name: Výučba antimikrobiálnej rezistencie v kontexte časových a geografických trendov pomocou e-learningového online manuálu.

Responsible researcher

Solution time: 2023 - 2024

Projects CCVaPP UPJŠ - VVGS-2019-1300

Project name: Zavedenie efektívnej mikrobiologickej diagnostiky hypervirulentných kmeňov Clostridioides difficile.

Responsible researcher

Solution time: 2019 - 2020

Development project VV (MZ SR) - 2019/34-UPJŠ-6 - TRANSFEC

Project name: Faktory efektivity fekálnej transplantácie pri kolitíde spôsobenej Clostridioides difficile.

Co-researcher

Solution time: 2019 - 2022

Development projectEŠIF (Research agency) - OPII-VA/DP/2020/9.4-01 - IPMVDCov

Project name: Návrh a implementácia pokročilých metód ventilačnej liečby a diagnostiky vírusových pneumónií vrátane Covid-19 s možnosťou ich rýchleho osvojenia. ITMS2014+ 313011ASX1

Co-researcher

Solution time: 2021 - 2023

Organisational activities
webinar and practical exercises - Teaching antimicrobial resistance in the context of temporal and geographical trends using an e-learning online manual - UPJS - VVGS, project IPEL, summer semester, academic year 2023/24

Additional information

Projects
UPJŠ Internal Scientific Grant System, VVGS-2019-1300: Introduction of effective microbiological diagnostics of hypervirulent strains of Clostridioides difficile, 2019-2021, responsible researcher of the project Science, research, development of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, 2019/34-UPJŠ: Factors of efficiency of fecal transplantation in colitis caused by Clostridioides difficile (TRANSFEC), 2019-2022, co-researcher of the project UPJŠ Internal Scientific Grant System, VVGS-2019-1226: Introduction and validation of advanced molecular-biological procedures for quantification of bacterial taxa in intestinal microbiome research, 2019-2020, co-researcher of the project VEGA 1/0519/18: Isolation and advanced characterization of new probiotic microorganisms with potential for application in biomedicine and biotechnologies, 2019-2021, co-researcher of the project
International collaboration
Department of Medical Microbiology 2. LF UK and FN Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
Other
supervision of bachelor's and master's theses supervision of thesis ŠVOČ (student scientific activity) membership in societies: Slovenská lekárska spoločnosť, Československá spoločnosť mikrobiologická, Federation of European Microbiological Societies, Microbiology Society
Hobbies
travelling, coking, swimming, nordic walking

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