Correlation analysis between the prevalence of common respiratory pathogens and exposure to ambient air pollutants in Central China, 2014-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether ambient air pollutants affect the transmission of respiratory pathogens in central Wuhan is unknown. So, we conducted a series of statistical analyses to discover the correlation between the two.

Methods

We enrolled a total of 47,668 outpatient and hospitalized patients who underwent IgM antibody tests for nine types of respiratory pathogens, namely, Legionella pneumophila type 1 (LP1), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP), Q fever rickettsia (QFR), Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP), adenovirus (ADV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza virus A (FluA), influenza virus B (FluB), and parainfluenza virus (PIVs) between January 2014 and December 2022. Monthly measurements were taken for specific air pollutants, including fine particulate matter 2.5

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922881 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature