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High Incidence but Low Burden of Coronaviruses and Preferential Associations between Respiratory Viruses

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Lepiller, Q., Barth, H., Lefebvre, F., Herbrecht, R., Lutz, P., Kessler, R., Fafi-Kremer, S., Stoll-Keller, F.·2013·Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Abstract

Respiratory viruses are the leading cause of acute infections in humans. However, the burden of certain respiratory viruses, such as coronaviruses, and the relevance of viral coinfections remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the distribution and seasonal occurrences of respiratory viruses detected by multiplex molecular assay in 6,014 samples from 2008 to 2011 in a French hospital. We assessed the detection frequencies of 14 respiratory viruses and their clinical impact in immunosuppressed and nonimmunosuppressed patients. Furthermore, we explored the preferential association patterns between respiratory viruses in multiple infections. Our results indicated that human rhinovirus/enterovirus (HRV/EV) and coronavirus (HCoV) were frequently detected in respiratory samples (48.81% and 11.74% of infected samples, respectively), and the detection frequencies of these viruses were further increased in immunosuppressed patients. The most common subtypes of HCoV were HCoV-229E (33.80%) and HCoV-HKU1 (32.39%). A sharp increase in the detection frequencies of HCoV-229E and HCoV-HKU1 over several months suggested that these subtypes were epidemic in our population. In immunosuppressed patients, HCoV contributed to upper respiratory tract infections (52%). Evidence did not support lower respiratory tract infections exclusive to a unique HCoV infection. In multiply infected individuals, determined in 6.3% of samples, HRV/EV and HCoV were detected in 33.29% and 22.90% of samples, respectively. Interestingly, nearly 50% of HCoV infections were detected in association with another virus. Since the distributions of respiratory viruses in multiply infected patients were subject to preferential association patterns between viruses, we propose complex interactions between different respiratory viruses and host factors.

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Authors
Lepiller, Q., Barth, H., Lefebvre, F., Herbrecht, R., Lutz, P., Kessler, R., Fafi-Kremer, S., & Stoll-Keller, F.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (FR)
  • Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Venue
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Published
2013-09
Volume
51
Issue
9
Pages
3039-3046
ISSN
  • 0095-1137 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-660X
OpenAlex
W2090050855
Cited by
40
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 4
FWCI
3.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Respiratory viral infections research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Keywords
respiratory viruses, coronavirus, HCoV-229E, HCoV-HKU1, viral coinfection, immunocompromised patients, upper respiratory tract infection, lower respiratory tract infection, seasonal distribution, hospitalized patients
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, France, Hospitals, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Respiratory Tract Infections, Viruses, Incidence, Immunocompromised Host, Coronavirus Infections, Young Adult, Coinfection

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