Selective Change in the Bacteria Cultured and Isolated in Respiratory Sputum from Elderly Patients during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Masayuki Nagasawa,
Tomoyuki Kato,
Ippei Tanaka
et al.
Abstract:The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected social patterns and consequently the prevalence of infections, such as seasonal influenza. It has been reported that invasive pneumococcal infection has markedly decreased worldwide. Method: We retrospectively investigated the bacteria cultured and isolated from 23,052 respiratory sputum samples obtained at our hospital from April 2015 to March 2022. The average patient age was 71.8 years old, with a standard deviation of 16.0 years old. There was no significant difference … Show more
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