The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pleural infection incidence: a UK multicentre retrospective analysis

Authors: Bedawi, Eihab O. ;

Ur Rehman, Khalil;

Sivakumar, Deepan P.;

Ferguson, Katie;

Ajmal, Syed;

Graham, Emma;

Panchal, Rakesh K.;

Corcoran, John P.;

Blyth, Kevin G. ;

Rahman, Najib M.;

West, Alex

Source: ERJ Open Research

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: https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00206-2022

Abstract

There was a significant reduction in pleural infection incidence, by almost a third, in the year following the start of the #COVID19 pandemic. Public health measures enforced during this period are likely to have played a significant role.

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Bedawi, E., Ur Rehman, K., Sivakumar, D., Ferguson, K., Ajmal, S., Graham, E., Panchal, R., Corcoran, J., Blyth, K., Rahman, N. & West, A. 2022, 'The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pleural infection incidence: a UK multicentre retrospective analysis', ERJ Open Research, 8(3), article no: 00206-2022. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00206-2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00206-2022

Repository URI: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/277073/