Circulation of Non-SARS-CoV-2 Respiratory Pathogens and Coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our understanding of the cocirculation of infrequently targeted respiratory pathogens and their contribution to symptoms during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is currently limited. This research aims at (1) understanding the epidemiology of respiratory pathogens since the start of the pandemic, (2) assessing the contribution of non-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)/influenza/respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) respiratory pathogens to symptoms, and (3) evaluating coinfection rates in SARS-CoV-2-positive patients, both vaccinated and unvaccinated.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of respiratory pathogens identified by the Johns Hopkins Diagnostic Laboratory between December 2019 and October 2021 was performed. In addition, w

SUBMITTER: Uhteg K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8863080 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature