Abstract
We assessed the seasonality of viral lower respiratory tract infections (V-LRI), bacteremic pneumonia, nonbacteremic pneumonia and nonpneumonia invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPD) in the pre-PCV era. Both bacteremic and nonbacteremic pneumonia seasonality peaked in winter, coinciding with V-LRI seasonality, whereas non-pneumonia IPD peaked in autumn before V-LRI increase, suggesting different pathogenesis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1384-1387 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 2015 |
Keywords
- Bacteremic pneumonia
- Invasive pneumococcal diseases
- Seasonality
- Viral lower respiratory infections
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases