Respiratory pathogen spectrum and epidemiological trends in Hainan Province: a retrospective analysis from 2017 to 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) pose a significant global health burden, caused by various pathogens. The COVID-19 pandemic and non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have created unprecedented challenges for public health systems, inadvertently altering the dynamics of other respiratory pathogens. This study aims to illustrate changes in the pathogen spectrum among RTI patients in Hainan Province before and during the pandemic.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted to demonstrated the epidemiology characteristics of respiratory pathogens across pre-COVID-19, NPI and COVID-19 pandemic in Hainan from 2017 to 2023. A total of 21,036 patients with RTI of all age groups were enrolled and tested for nine common pathogens: influenza A virus (Flu-A), influenza

SUBMITTER: Wu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806580 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature