Effects of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Other Common Infections, Taiwan

To determine whether policies to limit transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hinder spread of other infectious diseases, we analyzed the National Health Insurance database in Taiwan. Rates of other infections were significantly lower after SARS-CoV-2 prevention...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hong-Hsi, Lin, Sheng-Hsuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32730735
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.203193
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description To determine whether policies to limit transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hinder spread of other infectious diseases, we analyzed the National Health Insurance database in Taiwan. Rates of other infections were significantly lower after SARS-CoV-2 prevention measures were announced. This finding can be applied to cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 prevention.
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spelling pubmed-75106922020-10-02 Effects of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Other Common Infections, Taiwan Lee, Hong-Hsi Lin, Sheng-Hsuan Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter To determine whether policies to limit transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hinder spread of other infectious diseases, we analyzed the National Health Insurance database in Taiwan. Rates of other infections were significantly lower after SARS-CoV-2 prevention measures were announced. This finding can be applied to cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7510692/ /pubmed/32730735 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.203193 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Effects of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Other Common Infections, Taiwan
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title_full_unstemmed Effects of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Other Common Infections, Taiwan
title_short Effects of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Other Common Infections, Taiwan
title_sort effects of covid-19 prevention measures on other common infections, taiwan
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510692/
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