COVID-19 大流行对儿科人群中急性中耳炎的影响。
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on acute otitis media among the pediatric population.
机构信息
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
出版信息
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Feb;153:111009. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.111009. Epub 2021 Dec 17.
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.
背景
包括儿童群体中的急性中耳炎（AOM）在内，COVID-19 大流行期间学校关闭导致呼吸道疾病发病率下降。
方法
本研究纳入了 2090 名 12 岁以下的患者，这些患者是在巴西圣保罗的一家公立三级医院的耳鼻喉科和儿科急诊室于 2019 年 3 月至 2021 年 2 月期间被诊断为 AOM 的。
结果
在隔离期间，被诊断为 AOM 的病例数量显著下降。大流行前的患者占就诊总人数的 87.2%，而在大流行前的同一时期，隔离的前两个月就诊人数存在显著差异。
结论
隔离措施和学校停课可能不仅有助于减少冠状病毒的传播，还可能有助于减少儿童群体中的其他传染病，如 AOM。
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