Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2022)

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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2811.211741
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 11
pp. 2321 – 2325

Abstract

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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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