Decreased number of inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A large multicenter study in Japan.
J Infect Chemother
; 28(5): 709-713, 2022 May.
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| ID: mdl-35115238
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaped the dynamics of many diseases. This study aims to assess how the pandemic affected community-acquired pneumonia admission of all age groups among Japanese hospitals with various size and availability of COVID-19 wards. Our findings revealed a 44%-53% reduction in community-acquired pneumonia admission among 82 hospitals in Japan, from April through September of 2020, compared to the same period of 2019. Decreases were consistently found among hospitals with and without COVID-19 wards. The most significant decrease was found in the age group <20 years old. COVID-19 preventive measures and personal hygiene are considered to be effective measures to prevent the spreading of this disease. As vaccination progresses and the public gradually become less attentive to infection countermeasures, incidence of community-acquired pneumonia may increase in the coming season. Continued monitoring is required.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article