TY - JOUR T1 - The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pleural Infection incidence: a UK multicentre retrospective analysis JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.00206-2022 SP - 00206-2022 AU - Eihab O Bedawi AU - Khalil Ur Rehman AU - Deepan P. Sivakumar AU - Katie Ferguson AU - Syed Ajmal AU - Emma Graham AU - Rakesh K Panchal AU - John p Corcoran AU - Kevin G Blyth AU - Najib M. Rahman AU - Alex West Y1 - 2022/01/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/early/2022/06/16/23120541.00206-2022.abstract N2 - The fall in non-COVID-19 respiratory viruses, including seasonal influenza, during the pandemic is well reported [1–4]. It is thought to be a result of a combination of social distancing, lockdowns, improved hand hygiene and potentially virus-virus interactions and cross-protection impacting population dynamics. However, as vaccines weaken the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, clinicians remain vigilant for a potential resurgence of other respiratory pathogens and the implications of an ongoing rise in new SARS-CoV-2 variants.FootnotesThis manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the ERJ Open Research. It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJOR online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article.The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose ER -