| Title | Reduction and persistence of co-circulating respiratory viruses during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. | ||
| Author | Smedberg, Jason R; DiBiase, Lauren M; Hawken, Shawn E; Allen, Anika; Mohan, Suniti; Santos, Courtney; Smedberg, Tandy; Barzin, Amir H; Wohl, David A; Miller, Melissa B | ||
| Journal | Am J Infect Control | Publication Year/Month | 2022-Sep |
| PMID | 35709970 | PMCID | PMC9188982 |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, McLendon Clinical Laboratories, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC. | ||
To evaluate the co-circulation of respiratory viruses during the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha surge, we performed a molecular respiratory panel on 1,783 nasopharyngeal swabs collected between January 15 and April 15, 2021, from symptomatic outpatients that tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 in North Carolina. Of these, 373 (20.9%) were positive for at least 1 virus tested on the panel. Among positive tests, over 90% were positive for rhinovirus and/or enterovirus, either as a single infection or coinfection, illustrating persistent co-circulation of some respiratory viruses despite active infection control measures.