A Drop in Number of Hospitalizations Among Children with Bacterial Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan;40(1):e39-e41. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002963.

Abstract

A significant drop was found in the number of hospitalizations due to bacterial infections among children during the first peak period of COVID-19 in Israel. There was a 77% decrease in serious bacterial infections, and ≥50% decrease in most types of bacterial infections, especially osteoarticular and skin infections, followed by pneumonia and ENT infections.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Bacterial Infections / pathology
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • COVID-19 / prevention & control
  • Child
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospitalization / trends
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2