Decrease of hospital- and community-acquired bloodstream infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: A time-series analysis in Paris region

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.002
• Publication Date: 2022-09-15T06:54:44Z
• Authors: Rishma Amarsy; Sandra Fournier; David Trystram; Catherine Monteil; Xavier Raynaud; Vincent Jarlier; Jérôme Robert; Guillaume Arlet; LaurenceArmand Le...; Alexandra Aubry; Laurent Belec; Béatrice Bercot; Stéphane Bonacorsi; Vincent Calvez; Emmanuelle Cambau; Etienne Carbonnelle; Stéphane Chevaliez; Jean-Winoc Decousser; Constance Delaugerre; Diane Descamps; Florence Doucet-P...; Jean-Louis Gaillard; Antoine Garbarg-C...; Elyanne Gault; Jean-Louis Herrmann; Vincent Jarlier; Jérôme Le Goff; Jean-Christophe L...; Jean-Luc Mainardi; Anne-Geneviève Ma...; Laurence Morand-J...; Xavier Nassif; Jean-Michel Pawlo...; Jérôme Robert; Anne-Marie Roque ...; Martin Rottman; Christine Rouzioux; Flore Rozenberg; François Simon; Nicolas Veziris; David Skurnik; Jean-Ralph Zahar; Guilene Barnaud; Typhaine Billard ...; Gaëlle Cuzon; Dominique Decré; Alexandra Doloy; Jean-Luc Donay; Laurence Drieux-R...; Isabelle Durand; Agnès Ferroni; Vincent Fihman; Nicolas Fortineau; Camille Gomart; Nathalie Grall; Christelle Guille...; Françoise Jaureguy; Valérie Lalande; Luce Landraud; Véronique Leflon; Patricia Mariani; Liliana Mihaila; Didier Moissenet; Latifa Noussair; Isabelle Podglajen; Isabelle Poilane; Hélène Poupet; Emilie Rondinaud; Valérie Sivadon T...; David Trystram; Charlotte Verdet; Emmanuelle Vigier; Sophie Vimont Bil...
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Streptococcus pyogenes; Brief Report; COVID-19; Bloodstream infection incidence; Bacteremia; Hospitals; 3. Good health; Community-Acquired Infections; 03 medical and health sciences; Streptococcus pneumoniae; [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases; [SDV.SPEE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie; Communicable Disease Control; [SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases; Humans; [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie; Pandemics

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyogenes was assessed in 25 university hospitals of Paris. Monthly BSIs incidence rates that appeared stable in 2018 and 2019, decreased for the 2 pathogens during the 2 COVID-19 lockdown periods of 2020. Containment policies, including social distancing, masking and hand hygiene strengthening in both community and hospital settings are likely to reduce BSIs due to these pathogens.