Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children, Catalonia, Spain
Pilar Ciruela, Núria Soldevila, Juan José García‐García, Sebastià González‐Peris, Alvaro Díaz‐Conradi, Alba Redin, Belén Viñado, Conchita Izquierdo, Carmen Muñoz‐Almagro, Ángela Domı́nguez, Barcino Working Group
Abstract
We analyzed the effect of COVID-19 on healthcare demand and invasive pneumococcal disease in children in Catalonia, Spain. Compared with 2018-2019, we noted large reductions in healthcare activities and incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in 2020. These changes likely resulted from nonpharmaceutical measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PandemicPneumococcal diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Incidence (geometry)Pneumococcal infectionsDiseaseMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PneumoniaStreptococcus pneumoniaeEnvironmental healthVirologyBiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineMicrobiologyOutbreakAntibioticsOpticsPhysicsPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsEmergency and Acute Care StudiesRespiratory viral infections research