Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children, Catalonia, Spain

Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children, Catalonia, Spain

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 nonpharma...

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Main Authors: Pilar Ciruela, Núria Soldevila, Juan José García-Garcia, Sebastià González-Peris, Alvaro Díaz-Conradi, Alba Redin, Belén Viñado, Conchita Izquierdo, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Angela Domínguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
invasive pneumococcal disease
serotype
13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
nonpharmaceutical measures
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/11/21-1741_article

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