Increase of invasive pneumococcal disease in children temporally associated with RSV outbreak in Quebec: a time-series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory viruses have been previously suspected to trigger invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). After progressive non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) lifting, an unusual RSV outbreak has been observed in the Fall 2021, raising concerns about the possible consequences on IPD. We aimed to analyse the evolution of IPD incidence across age-groups since NPI lifting, and its temporal association with respiratory viral infections.

Methods

We conducted a time-series analysis using 1) population-based IPD surveillance data and 2) statistics from the laboratory surveillance network of respiratory viruses in the province of Quebec, Canada, from January 2013 to January 2022. The monthly IPD incidence was analysed by quasi-Poisson regression models across age-groups. The

SUBMITTER: Ouldali N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9958468 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature