Respiratory Viral Infections

BOSTON — Expanded use of wastewater surveillance confirmed spikes in clinical cases of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus in one of Canada’s largest cities, according to study findings presented at IDWeek.

Trends in respiratory viral infections in hospitals mirrored trends in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, “suggesting that hospital interventions alone did not significantly affect” their incidence, researchers reported.

Respiratory viral infections are becoming a more prevalent concern among clinicians who care for patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to findings presented at TCT Meetings Digital Experience.

Persistent poor health following COVID-19 does not appear to be associated with severity of initial infection, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.