ArticleTravel medicine and infectious disease
Bacterial respiratory carriage in French Hajj pilgrims and the effect of pneumococcal vaccine and other individual preventive measures: A prospective cohort survey.
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- Effectiveness of Face Mask for Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infection during Hajj: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Pooled it
- Travel-related respiratory symptoms and infections in travellers (2000-22): a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of travel medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Diabetes and Hypertension among Hajj Pilgrims: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of vaccination on the use of antimicrobial agents: a systematic literature review.Annals of medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Respiratory tract infections at the Grand Magal de Touba: a seven-year study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Upper respiratoryMicrobiology spectrum · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of Reportable Bacterial Infectious Diseases in Saudi Arabia.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2024Article
- Epidemiological Investigations of Infectious Diseases among Mobile Populations at the University Hospital Institute Mediterranean Infection in Marseille, France.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2021Review
- A Longitudinal Study Regarding the Health Profile of the 2017 South African Hajj Pilgrims.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Gastrointestinal symptoms and the acquisition of enteric pathogens in Hajj pilgrims: a 3-year prospective cohort study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2021Article
- A novel perspective approach to explore pros and cons of face mask in prevention the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2021Review
- The dynamics and interactions of respiratory pathogen carriage among French pilgrims during the 2018 Hajj.Emerging microbes & infections · 2019Article
- Epidemiology of reportable infectious diseases in the Najran Health Cluster.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
- Environmental investigation of respiratory pathogens during the Hajj 2016 and 2018.Travel medicine and infectious diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundViral respiratory tract infections are known to be common in Hajj pilgrims while the role of bacteria is less studied.
methodsClinical follow-up, adherence to preventive measures and PCR-based pharyngeal bacterial carriage pre- and post-Hajj, were assessed in a cohort of 119 French Hajj pilgrims.
results55% had an indication for pneumococcal vaccination. Occurrence of respiratory symptoms was 76.5%, with cough (70.6%) and sore throat (44.5%) being the most frequent; fever was reported by 38.7% pilgrims and 42.0% took antibiotics. Respiratory symptoms, fever and antibiotic intake were significantly more frequent in pilgrims with indication for vaccination against pneumococcal infection. The prevalence of S. pneumoniae carriage (1.8% pre-, 9.8% post-Hajj), H. influenzae carriage (0.9%, 45.4%) and K. pneumoniae (2.8%, 9.8%) significantly increased post-Hajj. Pilgrims vaccinated with conjugate pneumococcal vaccine were seven time less likely to present S. pneumoniae carriage post-Hajj compared to those not vaccinated (3.2% vs. 18.0%, OR = 0.15; 95% CI [0.03-0.74], p = 0.02).
conclusionsPilgrims at risk for pneumococcal disease are more likely to suffer from febrile respiratory symptoms at the Hajj despite being immunized against pneumococcal disease and despite lowered S. pneumoniae carriage and should be targeted for reinforced prevention against respiratory infections.
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