Coinfections with SARS‐CoV‐2 and other respiratory viruses in Southeastern France: A matter of sampling time.

In our cohort, patients positive for SARS-CoV-2 were significantly more likely to be men (57.8%) and older (mean age of 61.3 ± 20.1 years) compared to patients infected with viruses other than SARS-CoV-2 (49.8% male with a mean age of 29.2 ± 27.7 years). Keywords: coinfections; Covid-19; France; respiratory viruses; SARS-CoV-2 EN coinfections Covid-19 France respiratory viruses SARS-CoV-2 1878 1881 4 02/19/21 20210401 NES 210401 We read with interest the article by Nowak et al.1 Coinfections with several respiratory viruses are common worldwide and can represent up to 42% of infections with non-SARS-CoV-2, endemic coronaviruses.2 However, the relative risk of coinfections is mainly based on the coincidence of the seasonality of these viruses. Coinfections with SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses in Southeastern France: A matter of sampling time. [Extracted from the article]