Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov;28(11):2321-2325. doi: 10.3201/eid2811.211741. Epub 2022 Oct 11.
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.
我们分析了 COVID-19 对西班牙加泰罗尼亚地区儿童医疗需求和侵袭性肺炎球菌病的影响。与 2018-2019 年相比,我们注意到 2020 年医疗活动和侵袭性肺炎球菌病发病率大幅下降。这些变化可能是由于 COVID-19 大流行期间实施的非药物措施所致。