Pediatric pulmonology
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Pediatric pulmonology · Aug 2021
Impact of COVID-19 outbreak in acute bronchiolitis: Lesson from a tertiary Italian Emergency Department.
To assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for acute bronchiolitis during the epidemic season. ⋯ Our data emphasize the reduction in the rate of admission to pediatric ED for acute bronchiolitis during the COVID-19 outbreak, regardless of changes in circulating respiratory viruses. Therefore we want to highlight the importance of nonpharmacological preventive hygiene measures that should be maintained even at the end of the COVID-19 outbreak.