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. 2023 Apr;51(4):475-477.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.002. Epub 2022 Sep 15.

Decrease of hospital- and community-acquired bloodstream infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: A time-series analysis in Paris region

Rishma Amarsy  1 , Sandra Fournier  2 , David Trystram  3 , Catherine Monteil  2 , Xavier Raynaud  4 , Vincent Jarlier  5 , Jérôme Robert  5 ; la Collégiale de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène de l'Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris
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Decrease of hospital- and community-acquired bloodstream infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: A time-series analysis in Paris region

Rishma Amarsy et al. Am J Infect Control. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes was assessed in 25 university hospitals of Paris. Monthly BSIs incidence rates that appeared stable in 2018 and 2019, decreased for the 2 pathogens during the 2 COVID-19 lockdown periods of 2020. Containment policies, including social distancing, masking and hand hygiene strengthening in both community and hospital settings are likely to reduce BSIs due to these pathogens.

Keywords: Bloodstream infection incidence; COVID-19; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes.

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Impact of containment measures on monthly incidence rates per 1000 bed-days of BSIs due to S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes. Red lines represent observed data; blue lines represent model estimates based on observed data. The start and the end of the containment measures are indicated by a vertical dashed line.
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