Impact of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions on bacterial infections in children: an international electronic health record-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as mask-wearing and social distancing, implemented as public health measures to slow COVID-19 transmission, had a major impact on the epidemiology of viral infections. However, little is known about their influence on bacterial infections in children.

Methods

We performed a multicentre observational study including eight hospitals in three countries (Spain, UK and USA). All hospitalisations in children under the age of 18 from January 2019 to February 2023 were included. Electronic health record data were used to assess changes in hospitalisations for bacterial infections in three different periods based on NPI stringency, classified as pre-NPI (January 2019 to February 2020), full NPI (March 2020 to February 2021) an

SUBMITTER: Zachariasse JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12699615 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature