Detection of Respiratory Viruses during the Early Phase of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Ibaraki and Gunma Prefectures, Japan.
Jpn J Infect Dis
; 75(5): 530-532, 2022 Sep 22.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2040399
ABSTRACT
Respiratory infections are common, and the most common causative agent is a virus. Therefore, routine surveillance of respiratory viruses is useful in the case of novel viral diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, to clarify the kind of virus involved in suspected cases of COVID-19 in the early stages of the pandemic, we attempted to detect various respiratory viruses in 613 specimens that tested negative for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. As a result, viruses were detected in 59 (9.6%) patients. In addition, human rhinovirus (HRV), human metapneumovirus (HMPV), human respiratory syncytial virus, and human parechovirus were detected in 29, 25, 3, and 2 patients, respectively. Although this study was conducted over a short period of time and not all specimens were tested, these results indicate that various respiratory viruses, especially HRV and HMPV, can be detected even during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because various respiratory viruses maintain a constant effect during the outbreak of the newly emerged pandemic, systematic surveillance of respiratory viruses is needed during the normal period to make good use for clinical and public health.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Viruses
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Metapneumovirus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Jpn J Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Yoken.JJID.2022.061
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