Less social interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an impressive reduction in common childhood infectious diseases.
Most children have been isolated at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. With children removed from their normal peer interactions at day care, school, and other activities, transmission of common infectious diseases likely would decrease.
Researchers analyzed data from a large pediatric primary care network in Massachusetts to determine the incidence of 12 infectious diseases that commonly prompt visits to pediatricians: acute otitis media, bronchiolitis, common cold, croup, gastroenteritis, influenza, nonstreptococcal pharyngitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, skin and soft tissue infections, streptococcal pharyngitis, and urinary tract infection (UTI). Weekly incidence among children ages 0 to 17 years was compared during the same periods in 2019 a…
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DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Center for Pediatric Practice Based Research Learning; Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Center for Pediatric Practice Based Research Learning; Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Editorial BoardsCurrent Problems in Pediatric Adolescent Healthcare
Leadership Positions in Professional Societies College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Board of Trustees)