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. 2022 Nov;28(11):2321-2325.
doi: 10.3201/eid2811.211741. Epub 2022 Oct 11.

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

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; Barcino Working Group
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Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Children, Catalonia, Spain

Pilar Ciruela et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov.

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.

Keywords: 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; COVID-19; Catalonia; SARS-CoV-2; Spain; bacteria; coronavirus disease; invasive pneumococcal disease; nonpharmaceutical measures; respiratory infections; serotype; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

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Figure 1
Invasive pneumococcal disease cases by quarter, age group, and year, Catalonia, Spain. A) Global cases; B) 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine serotypes; C) non–13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine serotypes.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Distribution of invasive pneumococcal disease serotypes, Catalonia, Spain, 2018–2019 and 2020
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