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Observational studyViruses2023

Alterations in Patients' Clinical Outcomes and Respiratory Viral Pathogen Activity following the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Khaled Al Oweidat, Ahmad A Toubasi, Ahmad Alghrabli, Yasmeen Khater, Noor Saleh, Asma S Albtoosh, Rawan Shafeek Batarseh

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Observational study in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Khaled Al OweidatDepartment of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-9335-9167
Ahmad A ToubasiFaculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-4688-9728
Ahmad AlghrabliDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-0629-1235
Yasmeen KhaterDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0009-0003-2432-1503
Noor SalehDepartment of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Asma S AlbtooshDepartment of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-6361-6481
Rawan Shafeek BatarsehDepartment of Microbiology, Jordan University Hospital, Amman 11942, Jordan.
University of Jordan · JOJordan Hospital · JO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBefore the COVID-19 pandemic, respiratory pathogens such as influenza, parainfluenza, and respiratory syncytial virus were the most commonly detected viruses among hospitalized patients with respiratory tract infections.

methodsThis was a retrospective observational study of inpatients and outpatients who attended Jordan University Hospital and underwent Nasopharyngeal Aspiration (NPA) in the periods from December 2017 to December 2018 and from December 2021 to December 2022. The results of multiplex respiratory pathogen real-time PCR tests for nasopharyngeal swab specimens were extracted from the electronic-based molecular diagnostic laboratory record of JUH. We compared the prevalence of the detected viruses as well as the patients' characteristics and outcomes between the two periods.

resultsThe total number of included patients was 695. Our analysis showed that a higher percentage of patients with hypertension and diabetes presented before the pandemic compared to the same period after it (

conclusionsWe have demonstrated a reduction in the detection of several viruses, which might be due to the increase in public awareness toward infection protection measures after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indexed as

COVID-19Influenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanParamyxoviridae InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsVirusesHumansPandemicsCOVID-19humanpandemicviruses

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PMID37896754
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