Changing Patterns of Infectious Diseases Among Hospitalized Children in Hokkaido, Japan, in the Post-COVID-19 Era, July 2019 to June 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many reports have reported a reduction in respiratory infectious diseases and infectious gastroenteritis immediately after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but data continuing into 2022 are very limited. We sought to understand the current situation of various infectious diseases among children in Japan as of July 2022 to improve public health in the post-COVID-19 era.

Methods

We collected data on children hospitalized with infectious diseases in 18 hospitals in Japan from July 2019 to June 2022.

Results

In total, 3417 patients were hospitalized during the study period. Respiratory syncytial virus decreased drastically after COVID-19 spread in early 2020, and few patients were hospitalized for it from April 2020 to March 2021. However, an u

SUBMITTER: Fukuda Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10627402 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature