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Respiratory co-infections with COVID-19 in the Veterans Health Administration, 2020.
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Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2021 May; Vol. 100 (1), pp. 115312. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 20. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Reporting of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) co-infections with other respiratory pathogens has varied. We evaluated 825,280 molecular and/or viral culture respiratory assays within the Veterans Health Administration from September 29, 2019 to May 31, 2020. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was detected in 10,222 of 174,746 (5.8%) individuals. 30,063 (17.2%) of 174,746 individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 had additional respiratory pathogen testing; co-infection was identified in 56 of 3757 (1.5%) individuals positive for SARS-CoV-2. Among those negative for SARS-CoV-2, 1022 of 26,306 (3.9%) were positive for at least 1 respiratory pathogen. Compared to COVID-19 mono-infection, individuals with COVID-19 co-infection had lower odds of being female. Compared to non-COVID-19 respiratory pathogen infection, individuals with COVID-19 co-infection had lower odds of being female, were hospitalized more frequently, had higher odds of death, and were younger at death. Our findings suggest COVID-19 co-infections were rare; however, not all COVID-19 patients were concurrently tested for other respiratory pathogens and seasonal decreases in other respiratory pathogens were occurring as COVID-19 emerged.<br /> (Published by Elsevier Inc.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Coinfection epidemiology
Female
Humans
Influenza, Human epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Respiratory Tract Infections microbiology
Respiratory Tract Infections virology
United States epidemiology
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Services
Young Adult
COVID-19 epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections epidemiology
Veterans Health statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-0070
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33561606
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115312