Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infectious disease hospitalizations of neonates at a tertiary academic hospital: a cross-sectional study

Pan, Jiarong; Zhan, Chenchang; Yuan, Tianming; Sun, Yi; Wang, Weiyan; Chen, Lihua

doi:10.1186/s12879-022-07211-x

Cited by 5 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 25 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…It may seem surprising at first sight that during the partial lockdown period, on average, the general health of both adolescents and parents included in this research improved. However, this confirms some known data, namely that during this period, various infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and legionellosis declined, due to the limitation of interpersonal contacts and therefore, the risks of contamination ( (accessed on 12 March 2022)) [ 31 , 32 ]. In addition, the widespread use of masks, hydro-alcoholic gels, and social distancing certainly also had an impact beyond the prevention of COVID-19 alone.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Well-Being of Adolescents and Their Parents in Switzerland

Berchtold

2022

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study is based on two waves of data collected by the Swiss Household panel, the first one in 2019, before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the second one in May–June 2020, just after the end of the partial lockdown that was decided by the Swiss government. We considered “couples” of adolescents (age 14–24, mean = 18.82, 51.96% female) and their parents living together (n = 431). Our main goal was to determine whether the evolution of the well-being among adolescents was similar to the evolution of the well-being among parents. Ten indicators of well-being were measured identically in both waves and for both adolescents and their parents. Results indicate that while almost all indicators of well-being decreased during partial lockdown for both adolescents and their parents, adolescents were more strongly impacted than their parents. Furthermore, the change observed in adolescents was virtually unaffected by the change observed in their parents, and vice versa. This research is a reminder that while different population groups may be affected differently by a sudden and extreme event, it is not only older people who will be most affected. Here, adolescents appear to have been more adversely affected than adults.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Well-Being of Adolescents and Their Parents in Switzerland

Berchtold

2022

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Therefore, we focused on the impact of COVID-19 countermeasures on diseases that have been under surveillance regimens for a long period of time, such as pediatric infections. However, it has been reported that cases of notifiable infectious diseases such as influenza and norovirus decreased in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic period [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. These reports do not necessarily verify the overall effect of these countermeasures on infectious diseases.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These two areas are distinct in that Osaka is a metropolitan area, and Iwate is situated in the northeast of Japan, with different populations and numbers of COVID-19 patients. Although there have been reports on specific diseases and institutions, such as the low prevalence of influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ], we targeted pediatric infectious diseases under surveillance to clarify the countermeasures in society. We evaluated the effectiveness and limitations of the infection control measures implemented at the societal level.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of COVID-19 Countermeasures on Pediatric Infections

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

(1) Background: General infection control measures have been implemented at the societal level against COVID-19 since the middle of 2020, namely, hand hygiene, universal masking, and social distancing. The suppressive effect of the social implementation of general infection control measures on pediatric infections has not been systematically assessed. (2) Methods: We addressed this issue based on publicly available data on 11 pediatric infections reported weekly by sentinel sites in Osaka and Iwate prefectures in Japan since 2010. We obtained the 5-year average for 2015–2019 and compared it to the weekly report for 2020–2021. (3) Results: The rate of 6 of the 11 pediatric infections decreased significantly during 2020–2021, regardless of the magnitude of the prevalence of COVID-19 in both areas. However, only RSV infection, one of the six infections, was endemic in 2021. Exanthem subitum was not as affected by COVID-19 countermeasures as other diseases. (4) Conclusions: The social implementation of infectious disease control measures was effective in controling certain infectious diseases in younger age groups, where compliance with the countermeasures should not be as high as that of adults.

show abstract

“…It has then decreased the utilization of basic maternal, neonatal, and children’s health care services [ 22 ] and poignantly sparked a new normal for neonatal mortality in developing countries [ 2 , 22 , 23 ]. Studies revealed the pandemic has positively impacted the epidemiology of neonatal sepsis in India [ 24 ], Bangladesh, Nigeria, South Africa [ 25 ], Saudi Arabia [ 26 ], Malawi, and rural Uganda [ 27 ], but had no significant impact in China [ 28 ] and Turkey [ 29 ]. Likewise, the impacts of the COVID-19 stringent index on the epidemiologic features of neonatal sepsis were not well documented in these countries and were largely unknown in the neonatal population, including Ethiopia [ 23 , 30 , 31 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Given the recent fragility of the epidemiology of neonatal sepsis, the authors of this article intended to model it using data from hospitals that thought to be free of recall bias [ 14 ] and to underline its relationship with COVID-19-impacted periods in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, the national-wide lockdown policy was launched in April 2020 but gradually lifted [ 28 , 32 , 33 ] and replaced by the COVID-19 government’s stringent index or containment measures (neonatal visiting limitations, wearing a face mask, effective hand washing, physical distancing, and vaccination) [ 23 , 30 , 31 ]. These containment measures were announced in mid-March 2020 and widely publicized in April 2020 in Ethiopia [ 34 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Epidemiologic features of neonatal sepsis and its COVID-19 associated temporal patterns in Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia: A Joinpoint regression analysis

Geleta,

Abebe,

Workneh

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Neonatal sepsis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonates across all regions, including Africa. Compared to developed and some developing countries, there are relatively few epidemiological trends for neonatal sepsis and associated patterns with COVID-19 in Ethiopia. We modeled an epidemiological trend and pattern to aid in the monitoring of changes in neonatal sepsis. Methods Retrospective data were collected from all admissions to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Ethiopia at Jimma Medical Center between May 2019 and April 2022. We analyzed the monthly neonatal sepsis incidence, mortality, and case-fatality rates using STATA software. Finally, we modeled a monthly time series of neonatal sepsis incidence trends and patterns associated with the COVID-19-impacted period using Joinpoint software. For all analyses, a P value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant at the 95% confidence interval (CI). Results In the 36 months, 6796 cases were admitted to the NICU, with a 9.5% (95% CI: 9.1, 10.0) incidence rate of neonatal sepsis. The overall admission mortality rate was 16.5% (95% CI: 13.6, 19.8), while sepsis-attributed mortality was 7.1% (95% CI: 5.8, 8.5). The data showed an unstable decreasing trend for three Joinpoints (August 2020, December 2020, and August 2021). Notably, a decrease in the incidence trend was observed from May 2019 to August 2020 (MPC, -4.1; 95% CI: -7.6, -0.5; P = 0.03), followed by a sharp increase (MPC, 23.7; 95% CI: -13.8, 77.7; P = 0.24) from August 2020 to December 2020. From December 2020 to August 2021, there was again a decreasing trend (MPC, -13.8; 95% CI: -23.3, -3.5; P = 0.01), followed by a slight increase from August 2021 to April 2022 (MPC, 4.2; 95% CI: -8.4, 18.6; P = 0.52). Finally, the study revealed an association between patterns of neonatal sepsis incidence trends and COVID-19, with a Joinpoint jump model comparability ratio (CR = 0.43) between pre- and COVID-19-impacted periods. Conclusions Neonatal sepsis was prevalent at Jimma Medical Center, but it was on an unstably declining trend. The current results suggest a potential temporal association between the intensity of COVID-19 containment measures and a change in the incidence trend and patterns of neonatal sepsis. However, the quantified contribution of a particular containment measure requires further investigation.

show abstract

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on infectious disease hospitalizations of neonates at a tertiary academic hospital: a cross-sectional study

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Well-Being of Adolescents and Their Parents in Switzerland

Relationship between the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Well-Being of Adolescents and Their Parents in Switzerland

Impact of COVID-19 Countermeasures on Pediatric Infections

Epidemiologic features of neonatal sepsis and its COVID-19 associated temporal patterns in Jimma Medical Center, Ethiopia: A Joinpoint regression analysis

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About