PLoS ONE (Jan 2022)

Respiratory pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic: Alterations in detection and seasonality in Nashville, Tennessee

  • Zaid Haddadin,
  • Andrew J. Spieker,
  • Herdi Rahman,
  • Danielle A. Rankin,
  • Rana Talj,
  • Ahmad Yanis,
  • Justin Z. Amarin,
  • Jonathan Schmitz,
  • James Chappell,
  • Natasha B. Halasa

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 8

Abstract

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Shortly after the implementation of community mitigation measures in response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), sharp declines in respiratory syncytial virus and influenza circulation were noted; post-mitigation circulation of other respiratory pathogens has gone unexplored. We retrospectively analyzed all records of a provider-ordered multiplex test between April 1, 2018, and July 31, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee, and we noted disrupted historical seasonal patterns for common respiratory pathogens during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.