Epidemiological analysis of pediatric respiratory pathogens in Hunan, China: a retrospective multicenter study from 2022 to 2024.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The zero-COVID policy and non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented in response to COVID-19 concurrently influenced the transmission of other respiratory pathogens. In the post-pandemic era following the policy's cessation, whether the epidemiological patterns of these respiratory pathogens have reverted to pre-pandemic baselines or persisted unchanged remains a subject of interest.

Methods

The retrospective study analyzed 8,774 cases with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) from 2022 to 2024, with data sourced from 26 children's hospitals or general hospitals in Hunan Province, to investigate the potential impacts of policy changes on epidemiology. Nine common respiratory pathogens were detected using targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) te

SUBMITTER: Long SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12801765 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature