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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-7459</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Horizonte sanitario]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Horiz. sanitario]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-7459</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, División Académica de Ciencias de la Salud]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-74592023000100145</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.19136/hs.a22n1.5189</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Epidemiología de las infecciones espiratorias agudas antes y en pandemia de Coronavirus en República Dominicana]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Infections before and during the Coronavirus pandemic in the Dominican Republic]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Herrera-Morban]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Demian Arturo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silfa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claribel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreno-Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andreina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carla]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Méndez-Nuñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rayneida]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Hugo Mendoza Centro de Investigación Dr. Hugo Mendoza ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santo Domingo Norte]]></addr-line>
<country>Dominicana, (la) República</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Hugo Mendoza  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santo Domingo Norte]]></addr-line>
<country>Dominicana, (la) República</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Hugo Mendoza Centro de Investigación Dr. Hugo Mendoza ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santo Domingo Norte]]></addr-line>
<country>Dominicana, (la) República</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Hugo Mendoza Centro de Investigación Dr. Hugo Mendoza ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santo Domingo Norte]]></addr-line>
<country>Dominicana, (la) República</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Hugo Mendoza Centro de Investigación Dr. Hugo Mendoza ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santo Domingo Norte]]></addr-line>
<country>Dominicana, (la) República</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>145</fpage>
<lpage>149</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-74592023000100145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-74592023000100145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-74592023000100145&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: El síndrome respiratorio severo por coronavirus del Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo tipo 2 es el microorganismo responsable de causar el COVID-19, una patología con afectación predominantemente respiratoria que posee un comportamiento similar a los procesos virales respiratorios más comunes. El incremento de número de casos de Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo tipo 2 reportados en cada país ha causado un desplazamiento de las infecciones respiratorias agudas (IRAs) causadas por otros patógenos hasta un 70% el número de casos reportado durante la pandemia.  Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y transversal, con recolección de datos retrospectiva de fuente secundaria utilizando como fuente de información los boletines epidemiológicos semanales desde la semana 1 del mes de Enero 2019 a la semana 53 del mes de Diciembre del 2020 del Sistema nacional de vigilancia Epidemiológica del Ministerio de Salud Pública a través de la Dirección General de Epidemiología.  Resultados: Se observa disminución de los casos de infección respiratoria aguda con un incremento respectivo en los casos de COVID-19 al comparar los años 2019 y 2020. La provincia con mayor número de casos fue el Distrito Nacional.  Conclusión: Es necesario evaluar el comportamiento del Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo tipo 2 con relación a otros patógenos para identificar si las infecciones respiratorias agudas retornarán a un estado previo a la pandemia, cuando el uso de mascarillas ya no sea necesario, Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo Severo tipo 2 será el patógeno prevalente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: Severe respiratory syndrome due to coronavirus type 2 is the microorganism responsible for causing COVID-19, a pathology with predominantly respiratory involvement that has a similar behavior to the most common respiratory viral processes. The increase in the number of severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2 cases reported in each country has caused a displacement of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) caused by other pathogens up to 70% of the number of cases reported during the pandemic.  Material and methods: This study is descriptive and cross-sectional with retrospective data collection from secondary sources using as a source of information the weekly epidemiological bulletins from week 1 of January 2019 to week 53 of December 2020 of the National Epidemiological Surveillance System of the Ministry of Public Health through the General Directorate of Epidemiology.  Results: A decrease in cases of acute respiratory infection with a respective increase in cases of COVID-19 was observed when comparing the years 2019 and 2020. The province with the highest number of cases was the National District.  Conclusion: The behavior of severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2 relative to other pathogens needs to be evaluated to identify whether acute respiratory infections will return to a pre-pandemic state when facemask use is no longer necessary severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2 will be the prevalent pathogen.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Infecciones respiratorias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Síndrome respiratorio agudo severo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pandemias]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Epidemiología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Respiratory infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[severe acute respiratory syndrome]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pandemics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiology]]></kwd>
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