The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on acute otitis media among the pediatric population

被引：12

作者：

Favoretto, Mariana Heraria ^{[1
]}

Mitre, Edson Ibrahim ^{[1
]}

Vianna, Melissa Ferreira ^{[1
]}

Lazarini, Paulo Roberto ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Irmandade Santa Casa Misericordia Sao Paulo, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY | 2022年 / 153卷

关键词：

Acute otitis media; COVID-19; Pediatric infection; Lockdown;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.111009

中图分类号：

R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100213 ;

摘要：

Background: The incidence of respiratory diseases has dropped during the school closures at the COVID-19 pandemic including acute otitis media (AOM) among the pediatric population. Methods: This study included 2090 patients under 12 years old, that were diagnosed with AOM between March 2019 and February 2021 at the otolaryngology and pediatrics emergency room at a public tertiary hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Results: There was a significant drop in number of AOM cases diagnosed during the quarantine. The group before the pandemic represents 87,2% of the total attendings and the first two months of quarantine had the major attendance discrepancy between the same period during pre-pandemic times. Conclusion: Quarantine isolation measures and school closures may have helped reduce not only the coronavirus spread but also other infectious diseases such as AOM among the pediatric population.

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