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Characterization of Respiratory Viruses in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infection in the City of Barranquilla during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Emergency
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: Received: 24 August 2024 / Approved: 26 August 2024 / Online: 26 August 2024 (13:12:59 CEST)
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Arrieta-Rangel, L.; Bello-Lemus, Y.; Luna-Rodriguez, I.; Guerra-Simanca, M.; Bermúdez, V.; Díaz-Olmos, Y.; Navarro Quiroz, E.; Pacheco-Lugo, L.; Acosta-Hoyos, A. J. Characterization of Respiratory Viruses in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infection in the City of Barranquilla during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Emergency. Preprints2024, 2024081839. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1839.v1
Arrieta-Rangel, L.; Bello-Lemus, Y.; Luna-Rodriguez, I.; Guerra-Simanca, M.; Bermúdez, V.; Díaz-Olmos, Y.; Navarro Quiroz, E.; Pacheco-Lugo, L.; Acosta-Hoyos, A. J. Characterization of Respiratory Viruses in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infection in the City of Barranquilla during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Emergency. Preprints 2024, 2024081839. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1839.v1
Arrieta-Rangel, L.; Bello-Lemus, Y.; Luna-Rodriguez, I.; Guerra-Simanca, M.; Bermúdez, V.; Díaz-Olmos, Y.; Navarro Quiroz, E.; Pacheco-Lugo, L.; Acosta-Hoyos, A. J. Characterization of Respiratory Viruses in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infection in the City of Barranquilla during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Emergency. Preprints2024, 2024081839. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1839.v1
APA Style
Arrieta-Rangel, L., Bello-Lemus, Y., Luna-Rodriguez, I., Guerra-Simanca, M., Bermúdez, V., Díaz-Olmos, Y., Navarro Quiroz, E., Pacheco-Lugo, L., & Acosta-Hoyos, A. J. (2024). Characterization of Respiratory Viruses in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infection in the City of Barranquilla during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Emergency. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1839.v1
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Arrieta-Rangel, L., Lisandro Pacheco-Lugo and Antonio J. Acosta-Hoyos. 2024 "Characterization of Respiratory Viruses in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infection in the City of Barranquilla during the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Emergency" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1839.v1
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: Severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) is mainly caused by viral pathogens, with a high prevalence in high-risk populations such as infants and older adults. Co-infections by different viruses are frequent and, in some cases, associated with severe disease outcomes.
Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to identify respiratory viruses circulating in Barranquilla during the COVID-19 pandemic peaks and estimate the prevalence of viral co-infections in samples from individuals with different degrees of respiratory infection.
Methods: Between August and October 2021, 101 samples were collected from individuals with influenza-like illness (ILI) by the District Health Laboratory of Barranquilla and four local health care institutions and analyzed at Universidad Simón Bolívar. Eighteen respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, were analyzed via qRT-PCR using nasal swabs or nasopharyngeal aspirate samples.
Results: Of the 101 study individuals, 56 were male and 45 were female (55.5% and 44.5%, respectively); 25.7% of individuals were infected with at least one of the evaluated viruses. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human rhinovirus (HRV) were the two most frequently detected viruses (30.7% and 15.4% of total positives, respectively). Co-infections with two or more respiratory viruses accounted for 42% of the total positive cases.
Conclusion: Our findings indicate the presence of different respiratory viruses in swab or nasopharyngeal aspirate samples from individuals with ILI, including coinfection. These results reveal the circulation of several respiratory viruses in the city of Barranquilla, confirming their importance as potential causes of SARI in Colombia and the need for their active surveillance.
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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