Seasonal Patterns of Common Respiratory Viral Infections in Immunocompetent and Immunosuppressed Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Several respiratory viruses have been shown to have seasonal patterns. The aim of our study was to evaluate and compare these patterns in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients for five different respiratory viruses.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of results for 13,591 respiratory tract samples for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), influenza virus, parainfluenza virus (PIV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients. A seasonal pattern was aligned to the data of immunocompetent patients through a logistic regression model of positive and negative test results.

Results

A narrow seasonal pattern (January to March) was documented for HMPV. Most RSV infections were detected in the winter and early

SUBMITTER: Theodoropoulos F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357019 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature