Characteristics of endemic human Coronavirus infections during times of COVID-19 pandemic / Características de las infecciones causadas por Corona virus humanos endémicos durante la pandemia COVID-19
Medicina (B.Aires)
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84(1): 102-107, 2024. graf
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Abstract Introduction:
After the implementation of mitigation strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the incidence of respiratory viruses, including human coronaviruses (HCoV), experienced a significant decrease. The aim of this study is to characterize the epidemiology and clinical aspects of HCoV infections in ambulatory adults during COVID-19 pandemic times.Methods:
descriptive, prospective, longitudinal study performed in a private hospital in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina between November 2020 and October 2022; 458 outpatient adults with upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) were studied undergoing clinical and microbiological follow-up.Results:
44 (9.6%) subjects were positive by multiplex PCR for HCoV. 14 of them for 229E (31.8%), 13 for OC43 (29.5%), 11 for HKU-1 (25.1%) and 6 for NL63 (13.6%). A repeated PCR was positive for the same HCoV in 19 (57%) of 33 patients on day 3-5. No hospitalizations or deaths were reported.Discussion:
Endemic HCoV caused a significant pro portion of URTI among outpatient adults during COVID- 19-related restrictions times. An alternating pattern of circulation between alfa-HCoV and beta-HCoV was observed.
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Anglais
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Medicina (B.Aires)
Thème du journal:
Médicament
Année:
2024
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Pays d'affiliation:
Argentine
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
INEI-ANLIS Dr. Carlos G Malbrán/AR
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