The impact of COVID-19 pandemic control on vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial diseases in Piedmont (Italy).
Infection
; 50(3): 767-770, 2022 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1872772
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on other pathogens is largely unknown. We aimed to compare the prevalence of vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial infections before and during the pandemic in Piedmont (Italy).METHODS:
We defined the monthly incidence of S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae and N. meningitides-invasive diseases from January 2010 to June 2021. Then, we compared the mean monthly cases during the previous 5 years (2015-2019) and the monthly cases in 2020 or 2021.RESULTS:
We found significant reductions for invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs) in adults and H. influenzae-invasive diseases in 2020 and 2021 in comparison to the previous years, but not for invasive meningococcal diseases and IPDs in children.CONCLUSIONS:
Further data are needed to confirm these findings and define possible post-pandemic evolutions in the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial diseases.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumococcal Infections
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Bacterial Infections
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Vaccines
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S15010-022-01770-6
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