Impact of SARS-CoV-2-Related Hygiene Measures on Community-Acquired Respiratory Virus Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients in Switzerland.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_843705CDCAA1
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Impact of SARS-CoV-2-Related Hygiene Measures on Community-Acquired Respiratory Virus Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients in Switzerland.
Périodique
Medicina
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Baumann I., Hage R., Gasche-Soccal P., Aubert J.D., Schuurmans M.M.
Collaborateur⸱rice⸱s
The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study
ISSN
1648-9144 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1010-660X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
16/08/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
59
Numéro
8
Pages
1473
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Multicenter Study ; Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
Background and Objectives: Community-acquired respiratory virus (CARV) infections pose a serious risk for lung transplant recipients (LTR) as they are prone to severe complications. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Switzerland in 2020, the government implemented hygiene measures for the general population. We investigated the impact of these measures on the transmission of CARV in lung transplant recipients in Switzerland. Materials and Methods: In this multicenter, retrospective study of lung transplant recipients, we investigated two time periods: the year before the COVID-19 pandemic (1 March 2019-29 February 2020) and the first year of the pandemic (1 March 2020-28 February 2021). Data were mainly collected from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS) database. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results. Results: Data from 221 Swiss lung transplant cohort patients were evaluated. In the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, 157 infections were diagnosed compared to 71 infections in the first year of the pandemic (decline of 54%, p < 0.001). Influenza virus infections alone showed a remarkable decrease from 17 infections before COVID-19 to 2 infections after the beginning of the pandemic. No significant difference was found in testing behavior; 803 vs. 925 tests were obtained by two of the three centers during the respective periods. Conclusions: We observed a significant decline in CARV infections in the Swiss lung transplant cohort during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. These results suggest a relevant impact of hygiene measures when implemented in the population due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of CARV infections.
Mots-clé
Humans, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19/epidemiology, Transplant Recipients, Switzerland/epidemiology, Cohort Studies, Pandemics, Retrospective Studies, Hygiene, Lung, CARV, COVID-19, hygiene measures, lung transplant recipients, virus infections
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
19/09/2023 12:57
Dernière modification de la notice
16/12/2023 8:19
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