Has COVID-19 Changed Pediatric Acute Rhinosinusitis Epidemiology During the First 2 Pandemic Years?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study national pediatric acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) burden fluctuations before and during the first 2 coronavirus-19 (COVID) years, characterized by alternating lockdown and relaxation periods, the introduction of COVID vaccines, and the emergence of nonalpha COVID variants.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, population-based study covering the 3 pre-COVID years and the first 2 COVID years from a big database of the largest Israeli Health Maintenance Organization. For comparison purposes, we explored ARS burden trends with those of urinary tract infection (UTI), which is unrelated to viral diseases. We identified children <15 years presenting with ARS and UTI episodes and categorized them according to their age and presentation date. The average ARS and UTI epi

SUBMITTER: Hazan I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10097472 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature