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Viral load was determined by capillary electrophoresis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>From November 2020 to mid-March 2022, 242 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients were tested for seasonal respiratory viruses, and 24 (9.9%) cases of coinfections were detected. The distribution of viruses involved in cases of coinfections were as follows: HMPV (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 6; 25%), RSV (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 4;16.7%), AdV (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 4; 16.7%), BoV (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 4; 16.7%), PIV3 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2; 8.3%), influenza A (H3N2; <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 2; 8.3%), RV (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 1; 4.62%), and RV+BoV (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 1; 4.62%). The proportion of detected coinfections with SARS-CoV-2 was highest in children aged 0\u20135 years (59%), followed by those &amp;gt;65 years (33%). In specimens with detected coinfection, the viral load of influenza was higher than that of SARS-CoV-2, and the mean viral load of SARS-CoV-2 was higher than that of the other respiratory viruses. C-reactive protein (CRP) and lymphocytes count in co-infected patients &amp;gt;65 years of age were on average higher than in children &amp;lt;16 years of age (mean CRP of 161.8 \u00b1 133.1 mg\/L; 19.7 \u00b1 3.09% vs. mean 6.9 \u00b1 8.9 mg\/L, 0.9 \u00b1 3.1%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). Patients &amp;gt;65 years of age co-infected with SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses had longer hospital stays than those &amp;lt;16 years of age (mean 9 \u00b1 3.96 days vs. 5.44 \u00b1 1.89 days; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.025). The combination of AdV and SARS-CoV-2 is fatal for patients aged &amp;gt;65 years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In patients aged &amp;gt;65 years, coinfection with SARS CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses, together with concomitant diseases, causes worsening of the clinical picture and complications, and can be fatal. 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