Assessment of Pediatric Admissions for Kawasaki Disease or Infectious Disease During the COVID-19 State of Emergency in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The development of Kawasaki disease (KD) has been suggested to be associated with droplet- or contact-transmitted infection; however, its triggers and transmission modes remain to be determined. Under an epidemic of SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 state of emergency in Japan served as a nationwide social experiment to investigate the impact of quarantine or isolation on the incidence of KD.

Objective

To assess the role of droplet or contact transmission in the etiopathogenesis of KD.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter, longitudinal, cross-sectional study was conducted from 2015 to 2020 at Fukuoka Children's Hospital and 5 adjacent general hospitals. The number of admissions for KD and infectious diseases were analyzed. Participants were pediatric p

SUBMITTER: Hara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025113 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature