Influence of public health and infection control interventions during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic on the in-hospital epidemiology of pathogens: in hospital versus community circulating pathogens

Influence of public health and infection control interventions during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic on the in-hospital epidemiology of pathogens: in hospital versus community circulating pathogens

The first detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Germany was reported in early February 2020. In addition, extensive control measures on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been placed in Germany since March 2020. These include contact and trav...

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Published in:Antimicrobial resistance & infection control 2022-11, Vol.11 (1), p.140-140, Article 140
Main Authors: Dapper, Laura, Dick, Aline, Nonnenmacher-Winter, Claudia, Günther, Frank
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Analysis
Case Report
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Diseases
Drug resistance
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Gastrointestinal diseases
Germany
Health aspects
Hospitals
Humans
Infection Control
Influenza
Long-term care facilities
Long-term care of the sick
Methicillin
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pathogenic microorganisms
Public Health
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Travel restrictions
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Summary:The first detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Germany was reported in early February 2020. In addition, extensive control measures on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been placed in Germany since March 2020. These include contact and travel restrictions, distance rules, mandatory wearing of face masks and respirators, cancellation of mass events, closures of day-care centers, schools, restaurants and shops, isolation measures, and intensified infection control measures in medical and long-term care facilities. Changes in demand or access to health care services and intensified control measures can lead to changes in transmission dynamics and imply effects on the overall occurrence of infectious diseases in hospitals. To analyze the impact of infection control measures implemented in public on infectious diseases in hospitals, surveillance data from Marburg University Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The analysis was conducted from January 2019 to June 2021, referred to hospital occupancy and mobility data in the county of Marburg-Biedenkopf, and correlated to control measures in hospitals and the general population. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures immediately impacted the occurrence of infectious diseases at the Marburg University Hospital. Significant changes were detected for virus-associated respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases. The massive drop in norovirus infections was significantly affected by the onset of the pandemic (P = 0.028). Similar effects were observed for rotavirus (up to - 89%), respiratory syncytial virus (up to - 98%), and adenovirus infections (up to - 90%). The decrease in gastrointestinal and respiratory virus detection rates was significantly affected by the decline in mobility (P 
ISSN:2047-2994
2047-2994