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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Jan 2021
A Drop in Number of Hospitalizations Among Children with Bacterial Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Rachel Gavish, Irit Krause, Lotem Goldberg, Efraim Bilavsky, Gili Kadmon, Gilat Livni, Oded Scheuerman, and Yoel Levinsky.
- From the Department of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
- Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 2021 Jan 1; 40 (1): e39-e41.
AbstractA 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.
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