Immunisation and Countermeasures Division, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom.
Respiratory and Vaccine Preventable Bacterial Reference Unit (RVBRU), Public Health England, London, United Kingdom.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 1;72(5):e65-e75. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1728.
Streptococcus pneumoniae coinfection with influenza results in synergistic lethality, but there are limited data on pneumococcal coinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Public Health England conducts invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in England. IPD trends during 2000/2001-2019/2020 epidemiological years were analyzed and cases during February-June 2020 linked with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess risk factors for death.
IPD incidence in 2019/2020 (7.6/100 000; n = 3964) was 30% (IRR, .70; 95% CI, .18-2.67) lower compared with 2018/2019 (10.9/100 000; n = 5666), with large reductions observed across all age groups during March-June 2020. There were 160 886 SARS-CoV-2 and 1137 IPD cases during February-June 2020, including 40 IPD/coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) co-infections (.025% [95% CI, .018-.034] of SARS-CoV-2 infections; 3.5% [2.5-4.8] of IPD cases), 21 with COVID-19 diagnosed 3-27 days after IPD, and 27 who developed COVID-19 ≥28 days after IPD. Case-fatality rates (CFRs) were 62.5 (25/40), 47.6% (10/21), and 33.3% (9/27), respectively (P < .001). In addition to an independent association with increasing age and serotype group, CFR was 7.8-fold (95% CI, 3.8-15.8) higher in those with IPD/COVID-19 coinfection and 3.9-fold (95% CI, 1.4-10.7) higher in patients who developed COVID-19 3-27 days after IPD compared with patients with IPD only.
Large declines in IPD were observed following COVID-19 lockdown. IPD/COVID-19 coinfections were rare but associated with high CFR, mainly in older adults. The rarity, age and serotype distribution of IPD/COVID-19 coinfections do not support wider extension of pneumococcal vaccination.
肺炎链球菌与流感的合并感染可导致协同致死性,但关于严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)与肺炎链球菌合并感染的数据有限。
英国公共卫生部在英格兰开展侵袭性肺炎球菌病(IPD)和 SARS-CoV-2 监测。分析了 2000/2001 年至 2019/2020 年流行病学年间的 IPD 趋势,并将 2020 年 2 月至 6 月期间的病例与实验室确诊的 SARS-CoV-2 感染联系起来。采用多变量逻辑回归评估死亡的危险因素。
2019/2020 年(7.6/100000;n=3964)的 IPD 发病率比 2018/2019 年(10.9/100000;n=5666)低 30%(IRR,0.70;95%CI,0.18-2.67),在 2020 年 3 月至 6 月期间,所有年龄组的降幅均较大。2020 年 2 月至 6 月期间,有 160886 例 SARS-CoV-2 和 1137 例 IPD 病例,其中包括 40 例 IPD/新型冠状病毒病 2019(COVID-19)合并感染(占 SARS-CoV-2 感染的 0.025%[95%CI,0.018-0.034];占 IPD 病例的 3.5%[2.5-4.8]),21 例 COVID-19 在 IPD 后 3-27 天确诊,27 例在 IPD 后≥28 天发生 COVID-19。病例病死率(CFR)分别为 62.5%(25/40)、47.6%(10/21)和 33.3%(9/27)(P<0.001)。除了与年龄和血清型组的独立关联外,与仅发生 IPD 的患者相比,IPD/COVID-19 合并感染患者的 CFR 高 7.8 倍(95%CI,3.8-15.8),在 IPD 后 3-27 天发生 COVID-19 的患者的 CFR 高 3.9 倍(95%CI,1.4-10.7)。
在 COVID-19 封锁后,IPD 大幅下降。IPD/COVID-19 合并感染很少见,但与高病死率相关,主要发生在老年人中。IPD/COVID-19 合并感染的罕见性、年龄和血清型分布不支持更广泛地推广肺炎球菌疫苗接种。