COVID-19 public health measures reduce the incidence of respiratory infectious diseases.
J Infect Dev Ctries
; 16(4): 600-603, 2022 04 30.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1841517
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Children and the elderly are two special subpopulations for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and respiratory tract infections (RTIs). The study aimed to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 public health measures on the burden of RTIs in China by performing a two-center investigation.METHODS:
The electronic medical records of all inpatients in departments of pediatrics and respiratory medicine of Taizhou Fourth People's Hospital (Taizhou, China) and Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (Xi'an, China) during January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 were analyzed. A total of 18,084 child inpatients and 14,802 adult inpatients were included.RESULTS:
The vast majority (88.3%-90.6%) of the adult inpatients were the elderly, aged over 50 years. The numbers of child and adult (elderly) inpatients, and the proportions of RTI-associated diseases substantially decreased during COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021) compared to that before the pandemic (2019) in Taizhou and Xi'an. A significantly higher proportion of LRTI-associated diseases was observed in elderly female inpatients (53.4-55.6%) than elderly male inpatients (34.3-41.5%) (p < 0.001) in spite of more male inpatients than female inpatients (1.94-1.951).CONCLUSIONS:
COVID-19-related interventions provide an additional beneficial effect on reduction of RTI-associated diseases in both children and the elderly.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Tract Infections
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Communicable Diseases
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Infect Dev Ctries
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jidc.15898
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