No temporal association between influenza outbreaks and invasive pneumococcal infections.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
To assess whether the influenza peak in populations precedes the annual peak for invasive pneumococcal infections (IPI) in winter. Ecological study. Active surveillance data on influenza A and IPI in children up to 16 years of age collected from 1997 to 2003 were analysed. Paediatric hospitals in Germany. Children under 16 years of age. In all years under study, the influenza A season did not appear to affect the IPI season (p = 0.49). Specifically, the influenza peak never preceded the IPI peak. On a population level there was no indication that the annual influenza epidemic triggered the winter increase in the IPI rate or the peak of the IPI distribution in children.
Medical subject headings
- Disease Outbreaks
- Influenza A virus
- Influenza, Human
- Pneumococcal Infections