Abstract
Masking and social distancing have been adopted to mitigate the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. We evaluated the indirect impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 prevention strategies on invasive Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and Group A Streptococcus in Houston area children. We observed a decline in invasive pneumococcal disease and invasive Group A Streptococcus temporally associated with social distancing/masking/school closures.
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Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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COVID-19 / epidemiology*
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COVID-19 / microbiology
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COVID-19 / prevention & control
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Child
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Coinfection / epidemiology
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Coinfection / microbiology
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Coinfection / virology
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Pandemics
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Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Pneumococcal Infections / prevention & control
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Pneumococcal Infections / virology
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Prospective Studies
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SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / prevention & control
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Staphylococcal Infections / virology
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Streptococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control
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Streptococcal Infections / virology
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification
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Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification