A new pathogen pattern of acute respiratory tract infections in primary care after COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-center study in southern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, no studies on bacterial and atypical pathogens were conducted in primary care. We aimed to describe the etiological composition of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) presenting to primary care with limited resources after the pandemic.

Methods

1958 adult patients with ARTIs from 17 primary care clinics were recruited prospectively from January 2024 to March 2024. 17 and 62 pathogens in throat swab samples were tested using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS), respectively. We analyzed the pathogen spectrum and co-infectious pattern of viral, bacterial or atypical pathogens. Then, the associations between clinical characteristics and pathogens were investigate

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11752659 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature