The changing spectrum of microbial aetiology of respiratory tract infections in hospitalized patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sondre SerigstadDagfinn L MarkussenChristian RitzMarit H EbbesenSiri T KnoopØyvind KommedalLars HeggelundElling UlvestadRune O BjørneklettHarleen M S Grewalnull nullPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2022)
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of admissions with pneumonia and the microbiological detections in patients with suspected CAP, differed from the preceding year. This suggests that infection control measures related to COVID-19 restrictions have an overall and specific impact on respiratory tract infections, beyond reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2.