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ArticleMicroorganisms2023

Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel.

Yonatan Oster, Wiessam Abu Ahmad, Ayelet Michael-Gayego, Mila Rivkin, Leonid Levinzon, Dana Wolf, Ran Nir-Paz, Hila Elinav

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Article in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yonatan OsterDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-1050-1648
Wiessam Abu AhmadBraun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
Ayelet Michael-GayegoDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel.
Mila RivkinDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel.
Leonid LevinzonDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel.
Dana WolfDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel.
Ran Nir-PazDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel.
Hila ElinavDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 9112001, Israel.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem · ILHadassah Medical Center · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundprevious worldwide reports indicated a substantial short-term reduction in various respiratory infections during the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

aimsexploring the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on respiratory pathogens.

methodsretrospective analysis of bacterial and viral positivity rate in respiratory samples, between 1 January 2017-30 June 2022 in a tertiary hospital in Jerusalem, Israel.

resultsA decline in overall respiratory tests and positivity rate was observed in the first months of the pandemic. Respiratory isolations of

conclusionsAfter an immediate decline in non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infections, each pathogen has a different pattern during a 2-year follow-up. These patterns might be influenced by intrinsic factors of each pathogen and different risk reduction behaviors of the population. Since some of these measures will remain in the following years, we cannot predict the timing of return to pre-COVID-19 normalcy.

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bacterialrespiratory pathogensSARS-CoV-2viral

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