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Temporal trends in microbial detection during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of the Japan surveillance for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology (J-SIPHE) database.
Endo, Akira; Asai, Yusuke; Tajima, Taichi; Endo, Mio; Akiyama, Takayuki; Matsunaga, Nobuaki; Ishioka, Haruhiko; Tsuzuki, Shinya; Ohmagari, Norio.
  • Endo A; Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK; School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Asai Y; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Tajima T; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Endo M; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Akiyama T; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Matsunaga N; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Ishioka H; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Tsuzuki S; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: stsu
  • Ohmagari N; AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
J Infect Chemother ; 29(1): 98-101, 2023 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2240520
ABSTRACT
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of microbial infections and other metrics related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has not yet been fully described. Using data from Japan Surveillance for Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology (J-SIPHE), a national surveillance database system that routinely collects clinical and epidemiological data on microbial infections, infection control practices, antimicrobial use, and AMR emergence from participating institutions in Japan, we assessed the temporal changes in AMR-related metrics before and after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that an apparent decrease in the incidence of microbial infections in 2020 compared with 2019 may have been driven primarily by a reduction in bed occupancy, although the incidence showed a constant or even slightly increasing trend after adjusting for bed occupancy. Meanwhile, we found that the incidence of Streptococcus pneumoniae dramatically decreased from April 2020 onward, probably due to stringent non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19. Antimicrobial use showed a weak increasing trend, while the use of hand sanitiser at the included medical institutions increased by about 50% in 2020 compared with 2019.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Drug Resistance, Bacterial / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Infect Chemother Journal subject: Microbiology / Drug Therapy Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jiac.2022.08.028

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Drug Resistance, Bacterial / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: J Infect Chemother Journal subject: Microbiology / Drug Therapy Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.jiac.2022.08.028