The changing pattern of enteric pathogen infections in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nation-wide observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) including hand washing directives were implemented in China and worldwide to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, which are likely to have had impacted a broad spectrum of enteric pathogen infections.

Methods

Etiologically diagnostic data from 45 937 and 67 395 patients with acute diarrhea between 2012 and 2020, who were tested for seven viral pathogens and 13 bacteria respectively, were analyzed to assess the changes of enteric pathogen infections in China during the first COVID-19 pandemic year compared to pre-pandemic years.

Findings

Test positive rates of all enteric viruses decreased during 2020, compared to the average levels during 2012-2019, with a relative decrease of 71•75% for adenovirus, 58•76% for norovirus, 53•5

SUBMITTER: Wang LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8450280 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature