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J Infect Dis . Respiratory viral coinfections in pediatric patients in the primary care setting: a multicenter prospective study within the COPEDICA

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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Infect Dis


. 2024 May 28:jiae279.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae279. Online ahead of print. Respiratory viral coinfections in pediatric patients in the primary care setting: a multicenter prospective study within the COPEDICAT network

Cristina Andrés[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aida Perramon-Malavez[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Anna Creus-Costa[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Anna Gatell[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Ramona Martín-Martín[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Elisabet Solà-Segura[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Maria Teresa Riera-Bosch[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Mireia Biosca[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Isabel Soler[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Maria Chiné[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Lidia Sanz[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Gabriela Quezada[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Sandra Pérez[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Olga Salvadó[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Imma Sau[SUP] 13 [/SUP], Clara Prats[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Andrés Antón[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Antoni Soriano-Arandes[SUP] 14 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Acute respiratory viral infections pose a significant healthcare burden on the pediatric population globally, but data on the dissemination pattern in the community due to the COVID-19 pandemic are scarce. We conducted a two-year prospective multicenter study in Catalonia (Spain) that examined the prevalence and coinfection dynamics of respiratory viruses among 1276 pediatric patients from different age groups attending primary care. Coinfection analysis demonstrated complex patterns and revealed a coinfection rate of 23.8% for SARS-CoV-2, often in association with rhinovirus or influenza A. This study provides valuable data to understand post-pandemic viral interactions, which is imperative for public health interventions.

Keywords: RSV; Respiratory; SARS-CoV-2; children; coinfections; primary care; virus.

 
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