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. 2021 Jan;40(1):e39-e41.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002963.

A Drop in Number of Hospitalizations Among Children with Bacterial Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rachel Gavish  1   2 , Irit Krause  1   2 , Lotem Goldberg  2   3 , Efraim Bilavsky  1   2 , Gili Kadmon  2   4 , Gilat Livni  2   5 , Oded Scheuerman  2   3 , Yoel Levinsky  2   3
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A Drop in Number of Hospitalizations Among Children with Bacterial Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rachel Gavish et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

A 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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