Epidemiologia delle infezioni respiratorie acute nella popolazione assistita presso l’Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS di Genova nel periodo gennaio 2013 – giugno 2019

Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) refers to a group of diseases characterized by symptoms of high or low respiratory tracts caused by different etiological agents. Such infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These are ubiquitous, highly contagious diseases that affect individuals of all ages, with greater severity in the child and elderly age groups. Samples for respiratory viruses research were received at the laboratory of Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, and analyzed between January 1, 2013 and June 31, 2019. Results from Multiplex Real Time PCR, were analysed. This method detects the main respiratory viruses (Adenovirus, Parainfluenza virus 1, Parainfluenza virus 2, Parainfluenza virus 3, Parainfluenza virus 4, Coronavirus 229E, Coronavirus NL63, Coronavirus OC43, RSV A, RSV B, Virus Influenza A, Influenza Virus B, Metapneumovirus, Rhinovirus, Enterovirus, Bocavirus). During study period, 16945 samples were received, of which 9158 were males. The data was stratified by gender, age, home department and virus detected. The departments most detected were those of hemato-oncology and medical area. The data will help to characterize the epidemiology of the viruses detected in the adult population, as a key element in the assessement of any preventive and therapeutic strategies