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ReviewTropical medicine and infectious disease2025

Alterations and Dynamics of Major Meningitis Etiological Agents During and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.

Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Larissa Santos Weyne, Lenifer Siqueira Landim, Pablo Eliack Linhares de Holanda, Aliniana da Silva Santos, Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti, Lourrany Borges Costa, Antonio Gutierry Neves Dantas de Melo, Melissa Soares Medeiros, Evelyne Santana Girão and 2 more

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha FariasLaboratório de Investigação Médica-LIM 49, Department of Infectious Diseases of Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-220, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8978-9903
Larissa Santos WeyneChristus University Center (Unichristus), Fortaleza 60160-230, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0005-8373-3764
Lenifer Siqueira LandimChristus University Center (Unichristus), Fortaleza 60160-230, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0000-9305-1250
Pablo Eliack Linhares de HolandaSão José Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Fortaleza 60455-610, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4383-2187
Aliniana da Silva SantosChristus University Center (Unichristus), Fortaleza 60160-230, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1742-2758
Luciano Pamplona de Góes CavalcantiChristus University Center (Unichristus), Fortaleza 60160-230, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3440-1182
Lourrany Borges CostaPublic Health Department, Medicine Faculty, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60355-636, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6334-8624
Antonio Gutierry Neves Dantas de MeloMedicine Faculty, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60355-636, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0007-0127-0845
Melissa Soares MedeirosChristus University Center (Unichristus), Fortaleza 60160-230, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0008-5292-7437
Evelyne Santana GirãoMedicine Faculty, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza 60355-636, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3059-5490
Tânia Mara Silva CoelhoChristus University Center (Unichristus), Fortaleza 60160-230, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7266-037X
Lauro Vieira Perdigão NetoLaboratório de Investigação Médica-LIM 49, Department of Infectious Diseases of Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-220, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7681-8090

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transmission dynamics of many pathogens were altered during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several factors, including control measures and social distancing, have influenced the circulation and epidemiology of major etiological agents of meningitis during this period. This review examined trends in the primary etiologic agents of meningitis during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using the MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, and SciELO databases for studies published between 2020 and 2024. The data were summarized descriptively and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Thirty-eight studies are included in this review. Bacterial and viral meningitis pathogens exhibited significant epidemiological shifts during the pandemic. A marked decline in infections caused by the enteroviruses,

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COVID-19enterovirusHaemophilus influenzaemeningitisNeisseria meningitidispandemicStreptococcus pneumoniae

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PMCPMC11945666

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