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 VL - 8 IS - 3 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 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/8/3/00206-2022.abstract N2 - The fall in non-coronavirus disease 2019 (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 affecting population dynamics. However, as vaccines weaken the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (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.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. https://bit.ly/3QAPPR9 ER -