Changes of Haemophilus influenzae infection in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Henan, China

Changes of coagulase-negative Staphylococci infections in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Zhengzhou, China

“…We read with great interest the findings of Li et al 1 and Zhou et al 2 published in the Journal of infection, which reported a decline in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infections in children under the influence of COVID-19 pandemic. Li et al 3 found that COVID-19 had a greater impact on Escherichia coli isolated from children with respiratory infections than children with digestive system infections.…”

“…Infection prevention and control measures (hand hygiene, wearing masks and limitation of gatherings) were taken to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. These management measures could also reduce the transmission of many other pathogens 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 8 . Therefore, analysis of the prevalence trend of CoNS infection in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic would be important for the prevention and control of related infectious diseases.…”

Changes of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Zhengzhou, China

“… 1 and Zhou et al. 2 published on this journal, which reported the decline of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infection in children under the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Li et al.…”

“… 7 The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lifestyles of human beings, and the measures to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 may also affect the prevalence of other respiratory pathogens. 1 , 2 , 3 , 8 Hence, analysis of the pathogen distributions in the BALF cultures and the prevalence trend of A.baumannii infection in children before and after the COVID-19 pandemic is critical for hospital infection prevention and control.…”

Changes of pathogen distribution in children with bacterial meningitis before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Zhengzhou, China

“…In the Journal of infection, Li et al [ 1 ] and Zhou et al [ 2 ] reported the changes in Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infections in children before and after the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which attracted our intense attention and interest. However, no data is available regarding pathogen distribution of bacterial meningitis.…”