Majeda Allisa, Nataprawira Heda Melinda, Idjradinata Ponpon
Departement of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran/Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Glob Pediatr Health. 2022 Apr 25;9:2333794X221085393. doi: 10.1177/2333794X221085393. eCollection 2022.
This study aims to analyze differences of the prevalence and characteristics of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in children at tertiary hospital before and during COVID-19 pandemic. This was an observational analytic study with cross-sectional design involving pediatric patients based on the time of the study which was in 1 year-prepandemic (A) and 1 year-pandemic period (B). For period A inpatient data were retrieved from medical records and period B used pediatric ALRI registry. The ALRI characteristics were analyzed with significance if < .05. Prevalence in periods A and B were 5.8% (534/9252) and 4.9% (409/8283), respectively. The characteristics of ALRI for clinical, comorbidities, laboratory findings (NLR, TLC), and chest radiograph showed significant differences ( < .05). ALRI as manifestation of confirmed COVID-19 were identified in 16 (4.9%) cases. Prevalence of ALRI in children during COVID-19 pandemic is lower compared to before. There are differences in the characteristics of ALRI in pediatrics.
本研究旨在分析新冠疫情之前及期间,三级医院儿童急性下呼吸道感染(ALRI)的患病率及特征差异。这是一项采用横断面设计的观察性分析研究,根据研究时间,纳入了1年疫情前(A组)和1年疫情期间(B组)的儿科患者。A组的住院患者数据从病历中获取,B组则使用儿科ALRI登记册。若P<0.05,则对ALRI特征进行显著性分析。A组和B组的患病率分别为5.8%(534/9252)和4.9%(409/8283)。ALRI在临床、合并症、实验室检查结果(中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值、白细胞计数)及胸部X光片方面的特征存在显著差异(P<0.05)。确诊为新冠的病例中有16例(4.9%)表现为ALRI。新冠疫情期间儿童ALRI的患病率低于疫情前。儿科ALRI的特征存在差异。