Increased Pneumonia-Related Emergency Department Visits, Northern Italy.

ABSTRACT: An increase in pneumonia-related emergency department visits was observed in Lombardy, northern Italy, during June-October 2024. Viral causes appear insufficient to explain the increase, suggesting a bacterial cause. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Bordetella pertussis emerged as possible causes when other surveillance systems were consulted, but the reasons behind this trend remain unknown.

SUBMITTER: Villa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12044229 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature