Impact of COVID-19 Countermeasures on Pediatric Infections.
Microorganisms
; 10(10)2022 Sep 30.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36296222
ABSTRACT
(1) Background:
General infection control measures have been implemented at the societal level against COVID-19 since the middle of 2020, namely, hand hygiene, universal masking, and social distancing. The suppressive effect of the social implementation of general infection control measures on pediatric infections has not been systematically assessed. (2)Methods:
We addressed this issue based on publicly available data on 11 pediatric infections reported weekly by sentinel sites in Osaka and Iwate prefectures in Japan since 2010. We obtained the 5-year average for 2015-2019 and compared it to the weekly report for 2020-2021. (3)Results:
The rate of 6 of the 11 pediatric infections decreased significantly during 2020-2021, regardless of the magnitude of the prevalence of COVID-19 in both areas. However, only RSV infection, one of the six infections, was endemic in 2021. Exanthem subitum was not as affected by COVID-19 countermeasures as other diseases. (4)Conclusions:
The social implementation of infectious disease control measures was effective in controling certain infectious diseases in younger age groups, where compliance with the countermeasures should not be as high as that of adults.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Microorganisms
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão