@article{fdi:010080970, title = {{V}ariations in respiratory pathogen carriage among a homeless population in a shelter for men in {M}arseille, {F}rance, {M}arch-{J}uly 2020 : cross-sectional 1-day surveys}, author = {{L}y, {T}. {D}. {A}. and {H}oang, {V}. {T}. and {G}oumballa, {N}. and {L}ouni, {M}. and {C}anard, {N}. and {D}ao, {T}. {L}. and {M}edkour, {H}. and {B}org, {A}. and {B}ardy, {K}. and {E}steves-{V}ieira, {V}. and {F}ilosa, {V}. and {D}avoust, {B}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg and {F}ournier, {P}. {E}. and {R}aoult, {D}. and {G}autret, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e aimed to compare respiratory pathogen carriage by {PCR} during three different time periods in 2020 in sheltered homeless people in {M}arseille, {F}rance. {T}he overall prevalence of respiratory pathogen carriage in late {M}arch-early {A}pril (69.9%) was significantly higher than in late {A}pril (42.3%) and mid-{J}uly (45.1%). {B}acterial carriage significantly decreased between late {M}arch-early {A}pril and late {A}pril. {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 was detected only in late {M}arch-early {A}pril samples (20.6%). {M}easures aiming at mitigating {SARS}-{C}o{V}-2 transmission were effective and also impacted bacterial carriage. {S}easonal variations of bacterial carriage between winter and summer in this population were not marked.}, keywords = {{H}omeless ; {R}espiratory pathogen carriage ; {PCR} ; {S}easonal variations ; {R}espiratory symptoms ; {F}ever ; {FRANCE} ; {MARSEILLE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}uropean {J}ournal of {C}linical {M}icrobiology and {I}nfectious {D}iseases}, volume = {40}, numero = {7}, pages = {1579--1582}, ISSN = {0934-9723}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1007/s10096-020-04127-9}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010080970}, }