Surge of Typhoid Intestinal Perforations as Possible Result of COVID-19-Associated Delays in Seeking Care, Madagascar.

Jeon, Hyon Jin; Marks, Florian; Sugimoto, Jonathan; Im, Justin; Kang, Sophie S Y; Haselbeck, Andrea; Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël

Jeon, Hyon Jin; Marks, Florian; Sugimoto, Jonathan; Im, Justin; Kang, Sophie S Y; Haselbeck, Andrea; Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(12): 3163-3165, 2021 12.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1528795

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

During the coronavirus disease pandemic, we observed a 6.4-fold increase in typhoid intestinal perforation incidence in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Thirteen perforations occurred within 6 months (February 2020-July 2020), compared with 13 perforations during the previous 41 months (August 2016-January 2020). The increase may be attributable to delayed healthcare seeking during the pandemic.

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COVID-19; Intestinal Perforation; Typhoid Fever; Humans; Intestinal Perforation/epidemiology; Intestinal Perforation/etiology; Madagascar/epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Typhoid Fever/epidemiology

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COVID-19; Madagascar; SARS-CoV-2; Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi; coronavirus disease; intestinal perforations; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; surveillance; typhoid; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Typhoid Fever / COVID-19 / Intestinal Perforation Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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