Influenza-Like Illness Pathogen Spectrum in Guilin, China, 2023–2024

Pathogen detection results from 400 pharyngeal swabs collected from influenza-like illness (ILI) patients in Guilin, China, between October 2023 and October 2024. The data, published by Jin Cao on figshare, includes detection rates for 18 pathogens, co-infection analysis, and epidemiological characteristics by age and season. The overall pathogen-positive rate was 74.0%, with Influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae being the most common.

Use Cases

• Model seasonal patterns of respiratory pathogens based on weekly collection data.
• Analyze age-specific infection rates for pathogens like Influenza and SARS-CoV-2.
• Study pathogen co-infection patterns, such as Influenza with Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
• Track the temporal shift in dominant pathogens from autumn/winter 2023 to autumn 2024.

Strengths

• Includes 400 patient samples with a 74.0% overall pathogen detection rate.
• Covers 18 distinct respiratory pathogens, enabling multi-pathogen analysis.
• Provides specific detection rates by age group, with the highest (91.7%) for 45–59 year-olds.
• Identifies co-infections in 14.2% of positive cases, detailing the most common combinations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is limited to a single city (Guilin) over one year, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Jin Cao via figshare.

Collection Method

400 pharyngeal swabs collected weekly from ILI patients, with pathogens detected using quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR).

Time Range

October 2023 to October 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 06:48:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guilin, China.