Invasive pneumococcal disease rates linked to meteorological factors and respiratory virus circulation (Catalonia, 2006-2012)

• Main Authors: Pilar Ciruela (Author), Sonia Broner (Author), Conchita Izquierdo (Author), Sergi Hernández (Author), Carmen Muñoz-Almagro (Author), Roman Pallarés (Author), Mireia Jané (Author), Angela Domínguez (Author), on behalf of the Working Group of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease of Catalonia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background To study the impact of meteorological data and respiratory viral infections on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) rates. Methods We analysed all notifications of IPD and respiratory viral infections to the Microbiological Reporting System of Catalonia (2006-2012). Correlations b...