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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 7/2021

01-07-2021 | SARS-CoV-2 | Brief Report

Variations in respiratory pathogen carriage among a homeless population in a shelter for men in Marseille, France, March–July 2020: cross-sectional 1-day surveys

Authors: Tran Duc Anh Ly, Van Thuan Hoang, Ndiaw Goumballa, Meriem Louni, Naomie Canard, Thi Loi Dao, Hacene Medkour, Audrey Borg, Kevin Bardy, Véra Esteves-Vieira, Véronique Filosa, Bernard Davoust, Oleg Mediannikov, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult, Philippe Gautret

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 7/2021

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Abstract

We aimed to compare respiratory pathogen carriage by PCR during three different time periods in 2020 in sheltered homeless people in Marseille, France. The overall prevalence of respiratory pathogen carriage in late March–early April (69.9%) was significantly higher than in late April (42.3%) and mid-July (45.1%). Bacterial carriage significantly decreased between late March–early April and late April. SARS-CoV-2 was detected only in late March–early April samples (20.6%). Measures aiming at mitigating SARS-CoV-2 transmission were effective and also impacted bacterial carriage. Seasonal variations of bacterial carriage between winter and summer in this population were not marked.
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Metadata
Title
Variations in respiratory pathogen carriage among a homeless population in a shelter for men in Marseille, France, March–July 2020: cross-sectional 1-day surveys
Authors
Tran Duc Anh Ly
Van Thuan Hoang
Ndiaw Goumballa
Meriem Louni
Naomie Canard
Thi Loi Dao
Hacene Medkour
Audrey Borg
Kevin Bardy
Véra Esteves-Vieira
Véronique Filosa
Bernard Davoust
Oleg Mediannikov
Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Didier Raoult
Philippe Gautret
Publication date
01-07-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
SARS-CoV-2
Published in
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-04127-9

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