Goldstein, Edward Lipsitch, Marc
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Eurosurveillance
Using data on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Germany from the Robert Koch Institute, we found a relative increase with time in the prevalence in 15–34 year-olds (particularly 20–24-year-olds) compared with 35–49- and 10–14-year-olds (we excluded older and younger ages because of different healthcare seeking behaviour). This suggests an ele...
Ohland, Jessica Warren-Gash, Charlotte Blackburn, Ruth Mølbak, Kåre Valentiner-Branth, Palle Nielsen, Jens Emborg, Hanne-Dorthe
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Eurosurveillance
Background Several studies have investigated a possible association between respiratory infection and acute myocardial infarction (MI). As both influenza and pneumococcal infections are vaccine preventable, understanding the populations affected by virus-induced cardiovascular complications is important to guide public health and clinical practice....
Ganyani, Tapiwa Kremer, Cécile Chen, Dongxuan Torneri, Andrea Faes, Christel Wallinga, Jacco Hens, Niel
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Eurosurveillance
Background Estimating key infectious disease parameters from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is essential for modelling studies and guiding intervention strategies. Aim We estimate the generation interval, serial interval, proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission and effective reproduction number of COVID-19. We illustrate that reprod...
Lagi, Filippo Piccica, Matteo Graziani, Lucia Vellere, Iacopo Botta, Annarita Tilli, Marta Ottino, Letizia Borchi, Beatrice Pozzi, Marco Bartalesi, Filippo
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Eurosurveillance
We analysed the first 84 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients hospitalised in an infectious and tropical disease unit in Florence, Italy, over 30 days after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A 12% reduction in the rate of intensive care unit transfer was observed after the implementation of intensity care measures in the regular ward ...
Poletti, Michele Raballo, Andrea
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Colaneri, Marta Sacchi, Paolo Zuccaro, Valentina Biscarini, Simona Sachs, Michele Roda, Silvia Pieri, Teresa Chiara Valsecchi, Pietro Piralla, Antonio Seminari, Elena
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We describe clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes of 44 Caucasian patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a single hospital in Pavia, Italy, from 21–28 February 2020, at the beginning of the outbreak in Europe. Seventeen patients developed severe disease, two died. After a median of 6 days, 14 patients were discharged from hospi...
González-Díaz, Aida Machado, Miguel P Càmara, Jordi Yuste, José Varon, Emmanuelle Domenech, Miriam Del Grosso, María Marimón, José María Cercenado, Emilia Larrosa, Nieves
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Eurosurveillance
Background The successful pneumococcal clone Spain9V-ST156 (PMEN3) is usually associated with vaccine serotypes 9V and 14. Aim Our objective was to analyse the increase of a serotype 11A variant of PMEN3 as cause of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in Spain and its spread in south-western Europe. Methods We conducted a prospective multicentre st...
Perera, Ranawaka APM Mok, Chris KP Tsang, Owen TY Lv, Huibin Ko, Ronald LW Wu, Nicholas C Yuan, Meng Leung, Wai Shing Chan, Jacky MC Chik, Thomas SH
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Eurosurveillance
Background The ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has major impacts on health systems, the economy and society. Assessing infection attack rates in the population is critical for estimating disease severity and herd immunity which is needed to calibrate public health interventions. We have previously shown that it is possible to achiev...
Tkalec, Valerija Jamnikar-Ciglenecki, Urska Rupnik, Maja Vadnjal, Stanka Zelenik, Katja Biasizzo, Majda
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Background Clostridioides difficile is an important human and animal intestinal pathogen. Because of increasing indications of an association between C. difficile and food, in 2015, the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (UVHVVR) included C. difficile in its national food surveillance....
Kwok, Kin On Wong, Valerie Wing Yu Wei, Wan In Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan Tang, Julian Wei-Tze
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Eurosurveillance
Background COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, first appeared in China and subsequently developed into an ongoing epidemic. Understanding epidemiological factors characterising the transmission dynamics of this disease is of fundamental importance. Aims This study aimed to describe key epidemiological parameters of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Methods We ext...
