Epidemiology and Clinical impact of single and multi-viral respiratory infections in post-pandemic era

Acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) are common diseases in children and adults and could cause severe infections in high-risk patients, like the immunocompromised and elderly, and are the leading cause of morbidity, hospitalization and mortality. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of re...

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Published in:The New microbiologica 2024-05, Vol.47 (1), p.28-32
Main Authors: Mauro, Maria Vittoria, Greco, Sonia, Pellegrini, Maura, Campagna, Tommaso, Caprino, Federica, Elia, Nadia, Mastroianni, Antonio, Greco, Francesca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Age
Age composition
Age groups
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Coinfection - epidemiology
Coinfection - virology
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Impact analysis
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Male
Middle Aged
Morbidity
Mortality
Older people
Pandemics
Pathogens
Patients
Prevalence
Respiratory tract
Respiratory tract diseases
Respiratory tract infection
Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - virology
Rhinovirus
Risk groups
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral diseases
Viral infections
Virus Diseases - epidemiology
Virus Diseases - virology
Viruses
Viruses - classification
Viruses - genetics
Viruses - isolation & purification
Young Adult
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Summary:Acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) are common diseases in children and adults and could cause severe infections in high-risk patients, like the immunocompromised and elderly, and are the leading cause of morbidity, hospitalization and mortality. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of respiratory viruses and the clinical impact of single- and multi-infection among hospitalized patients in various age groups. 3578 nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) were analyzed for pathogen detection of acute respiratory tract infections. 930 out of 3578 NPS were diagnosed positive for at least one respiratory virus. The distribution of viral infections, prevalence and pathogen, differed significantly among age groups. Most RTI are observed in the age group over 65 years (50.6%) with a high SARS-CoV2 prevalence, following by group
ISSN:1121-7138