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- Title
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic control on vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial diseases in Piedmont (Italy).
- Authors
Peradotto, Marco; Bondi, A.; Lombardi, D.; Bottino, P.; Zanotto, E.; Barbui, A. M.; Cavallo, R.
- 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.
- Subjects
ITALY; BACTERIAL disease prevention; MEDICAL masks; VACCINES; PUBLIC health; DISEASE incidence; STREPTOCOCCAL diseases; DISEASE prevalence; INFLUENZA; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; BACTERIAL diseases; NEISSERIA infections; STAY-at-home orders; SOCIAL distancing; HAND washing; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Infection, 2022, Vol 50, Issue 3, p767
- ISSN
0300-8126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s15010-022-01770-6