Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease
Abstract Objective Few data are available on the association between SARS-CoV-2 and secondary bacterial infections. Such an association was described for flu and invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). We aimed exploring such a correlation between COVID-19 and IMD as well as the impact of the lockdown...
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| author | Muhamed-Kheir Taha Ala-Eddine Deghmane |
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| description | Abstract Objective Few data are available on the association between SARS-CoV-2 and secondary bacterial infections. Such an association was described for flu and invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). We aimed exploring such a correlation between COVID-19 and IMD as well as the impact of the lockdown on IMD. Results We compared IMD cases received at the French National Reference Centre for meningococci and Haemophilus influenzae that are sent as part of the mandatory reporting of IMD. We compared these data during the period 01 January-15 May 2020 to those from the same period in 2018 and 2019. IMD cases that were associated with respiratory presentations significantly increased in 2020 compared to 2018 (P = 0.029) and 2019 (P = 0.002), involved elderly and were due to unusual isolates. However, IMD cases due to hyperinvasive isolates decreased during the lockdown. Enhancing IMD surveillance and anti-meningococcal vaccination in elderly should be addressed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c33511a3f4944d5a08a7b5e13af26a62022-12-21T20:33:47ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002020-08-011311610.1186/s13104-020-05241-9Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal diseaseMuhamed-Kheir Taha0Ala-Eddine Deghmane1Invasive Bacterial Infections Unit and the National Reference Centre for Meningococci and Haemophilus influenzaeInvasive Bacterial Infections Unit and the National Reference Centre for Meningococci and Haemophilus influenzaeAbstract Objective Few data are available on the association between SARS-CoV-2 and secondary bacterial infections. Such an association was described for flu and invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). We aimed exploring such a correlation between COVID-19 and IMD as well as the impact of the lockdown on IMD. Results We compared IMD cases received at the French National Reference Centre for meningococci and Haemophilus influenzae that are sent as part of the mandatory reporting of IMD. We compared these data during the period 01 January-15 May 2020 to those from the same period in 2018 and 2019. IMD cases that were associated with respiratory presentations significantly increased in 2020 compared to 2018 (P = 0.029) and 2019 (P = 0.002), involved elderly and were due to unusual isolates. However, IMD cases due to hyperinvasive isolates decreased during the lockdown. Enhancing IMD surveillance and anti-meningococcal vaccination in elderly should be addressed.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05241-9InfectionInvasive meningococcal diseaseRespiratory presentationsSARS-CoV-2, COVID-19Typing |
| spellingShingle | Muhamed-Kheir Taha Ala-Eddine Deghmane Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease BMC Research Notes Infection Invasive meningococcal disease Respiratory presentations SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Typing |
| title | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease |
| title_full | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease |
| title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease |
| title_short | Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 pandemic and the lockdown on invasive meningococcal disease |
| topic | Infection Invasive meningococcal disease Respiratory presentations SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Typing |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-020-05241-9 |
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