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. 2021 May 18;72(10):e649-e651.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1256.

Concomitant Marked Decline in Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Other Respiratory Viruses Among Symptomatic Patients Following Public Health Interventions in Australia: Data from St Vincent's Hospital and Associated Screening Clinics, Sydney, NSW

Deborah Marriott  1 , Rohan Beresford  2 , Feras Mirdad  1 , Damien Stark  1 , Allan Glanville  1 , Scott Chapman  1 , Jock Harkness  1 , Gregory J Dore  1   3 , David Andresen  1 , Gail V Matthews  1   3
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Concomitant Marked Decline in Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Other Respiratory Viruses Among Symptomatic Patients Following Public Health Interventions in Australia: Data from St Vincent's Hospital and Associated Screening Clinics, Sydney, NSW

Deborah Marriott et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Our Australian hospital tested almost 22 000 symptomatic people over 11 weeks for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Following travel bans and physical distancing, SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses diagnoses fell dramatically. Increasing rhinovirus diagnoses as social control measures were relaxed may indirectly indicate an elevated risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resurgence.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS CoV-2; influenza; public health; screening.

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