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Comparative Study
. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2116919.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16919.

Prevalence of Serious Bacterial Infections Among Febrile Infants 90 Days or Younger in a Canadian Urban Pediatric Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brett Burstein  1   2 , Gregory Anderson  3 , Alexandra Yannopoulos  3
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Comparative Study

Prevalence of Serious Bacterial Infections Among Febrile Infants 90 Days or Younger in a Canadian Urban Pediatric Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brett Burstein et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study compares the prevalence of severe bacterial infections in febrile neonates and infants before vs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Infections and Emergency Department (ED) Visits Among Febrile Neonates and Infants 90 Days or Younger Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
IBI indicates invasive bacterial infection; SBI, severe bacterial infection. aP < .001 for the proportion of patients with SBI during vs before the COVID-19 pandemic. bP = .005 for the proportion of patients with IBIs before vs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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