Etiological characteristics of acute respiratory infections during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Guizhou Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Acute respiratory infections are a major global public health concern. However, there are few epidemiological studies investigating pathogens associated with respiratory tract infections in Guizhou Province, China.

Methods

We collected 17,850 blood samples from Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital between November 2018 and May 2023 to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of respiratory pathogens and their spread during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Guizhou Province.

Results

We identified influenza virus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae as the predominant pathogens involved in acute respiratory infections in the study area. Immunoglobulin M positivity for respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, and M. pneumoniae showed a strong correlatio

SUBMITTER: Fu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10960980 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature