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Influenza and RSV incidence during COVID-19 pandemic—an observational study from in-hospital point-of-care testing

Medical microbiology and immunology, 2021-12, Vol.210 (5-6), p.277-282 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Influenza and RSV incidence during COVID-19 pandemic—an observational study from in-hospital point-of-care testing
Author: Stamm, Paul ; Sagoschen, Ingo ; Weise, Kerstin ; Plachter, Bodo ; Münzel, Thomas ; Gori, Tommaso ; Vosseler, Markus
Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences ; Biomedicine ; Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; COVID-19 - epidemiology ; COVID-19 - virology ; Disease transmission ; Emergency medical care ; Hospitals - statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Immunology ; Incidence ; Influenza ; Influenza A ; Influenza B ; Influenza, Human - diagnosis ; Influenza, Human - epidemiology ; Influenza, Human - virology ; Medical Microbiology ; Original Investigation ; Orthomyxoviridae - genetics ; Orthomyxoviridae - isolation & purification ; Orthomyxoviridae - physiology ; Pandemics ; Pediatrics ; Point-of-Care Testing - statistics & numerical data ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Public health ; Respiratory syncytial virus ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - diagnosis ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - epidemiology ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - virology ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - genetics ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - isolation & purification ; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - physiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ; Virology ; Viruses
Is Part Of: Medical microbiology and immunology, 2021-12, Vol.210 (5-6), p.277-282
Description: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has forced the implementation of unprecedented public health measures strategies which might also have a significant impact on the spreading of other viral pathogens such as influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) . The present study compares the incidences of the most relevant respiratory viruses before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in emergency room patients. We analyzed the results of in total 14,946 polymerase chain reaction point-of-care tests (POCT-PCR) for Influenza A, Influenza B, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 in an adult and a pediatric emergency room between December 1, 2018 and March 31, 2021. Despite a fivefold increase in the number of tests performed, the positivity rate for Influenza A dropped from 19.32% (165 positives of 854 tests in 2018/19), 14.57% (149 positives of 1023 in 2019–20) to 0% (0 positives of 4915 tests) in 2020/21. In analogy, the positivity rate for Influenza B and RSV dropped from 0.35 to 1.47%, respectively, 10.65–21.08% to 0% for both in 2020/21. The positivity rate for SARS-CoV2 reached 9.74% (110 of 1129 tests performed) during the so-called second wave in December 2020. Compared to the two previous years, seasonal influenza and RSV incidence was eliminated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Corona-related measures and human behavior patterns could lead to a significant decline or even complete suppression of other respiratory viruses such as influenza and RSV.
Publisher: Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0300-8584
EISSN: 1432-1831
DOI: 10.1007/s00430-021-00720-7
PMID: 34604931
Source: MEDLINE
Springer Open Access Journals
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Influenza and RSV incidence during COVID-19 pandemic—an observational study from in-hospital point-of-care testing

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