| Title | The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the prevalence of respiratory tract pathogens in patients with community-acquired pneumonia in Germany. | ||
| Author | Dahne, Theo; Bauer, Wolfgang; Essig, Andreas; Schaaf, Bernhard; Spinner, Christoph D; Pletz, Mathias W; Rohde, Gernot; Rupp, Jan; Witzenrath, Martin; Panning, Marcus | ||
| Journal | Emerg Microbes Infect | Publication Year/Month | 2021-Dec |
| PMID | 34269641 | PMCID | PMC8330739 |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Institute of Virology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. | ||
We show a shift in the prevalence of respiratory viral pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our data support the efficiency of non-pharmaceutical interventions on virus circulation except for rhinoviruses. The consequences of an altered circulation on subsequent winter seasons remain unclear and support the importance of systematic virological surveillance.