Incidence of community acquired lower respiratory tract disease in Bristol, UK during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study

• Published in: The Lancet regional health. Europe Vol. 21; p. 100473
• Main Authors: Hyams, Catherine, Challen, Robert, Begier, Elizabeth, Southern, Jo, King, Jade, Morley, Anna, Szasz-Benczur, Zsuzsa, Gonzalez, Maria Garcia, Kinney, Jane, Campling, James, Gray, Sharon, Oliver, Jennifer, Hubler, Robin, Valluri, Srinivas, Vyse, Andrew, McLaughlin, John M., Ellsbury, Gillian, Maskell, Nick A., Gessner, Bradford D., Danon, Leon, Finn, Adam, Langdon, Amelia, Turner, Anabella, Mattocks, Anya, Osborne, Bethany, Grimes, Charli, Mitchell, Claire, Adegbite, David, Bridgeman, Emma, Scott, Emma, Perkins, Fiona, Bayley, Francesca, Ruffino, Gabriella, Valentine, Gabriella, Tilzey, Grace, Wright, Johanna Kellett, Brzezinska, Julia, Cloake, Julie, Milutinovic, Katarina, Helliker, Kate, Maughan, Katie, Fox, Kazminder, Minou, Konstantina, Ward, Lana, Fleming, Leah, Morrison, Leigh, Smart, Lily, Wright, Louise, Grimwood, Lucy, Bellavia, Maddalena, Clout, Madeleine, Vasquez, Marianne, Jeenes-Flanagan, Milo, Chang, Natalie, Grace, Niall, Manning, Nicola, Griffiths, Oliver, Croxford, Pip, Sequenza, Peter, Lazarus, Rajeka, Walters, Rhian, Marlow, Robin, Heath, Robyn, Antico, Rupert, Arachchge, Sandi Nammuni, Suppiah, Seevakumar, Mona, Taslima, Riaz, Tawassal, Mackay, Vicki, Maseko, Zandile, Taylor, Zoe, Friedrich, Zsolt
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cardiac failure; COVID-19; Lower respiratory tract infection; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; NP-LRTI; Pneumonia; SARS-CoV-2; CAP; Cardiac failure; aLRTD; HF; Lower respiratory tract infection; COPD; CRDE; NP-LRTI, non-pneumonic lower respiratory tract infection; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HF, heart failure; aLRTD, acute lower respiratory tract disease; CAP, community acquired pneumonia; COVID-19, Coronavirus disease 2019; CRDE, chronic respiratory disease exacerbation

The emergence of COVID-19 and public health measures implemented to reduce SARS-CoV-2 infections have both affected acute lower respiratory tract disease (aLRTD) epidemiology and incidence trends. The severity of COVID-19 and non-SARS-CoV-2 aLRTD during this period have not been compared in detail....