ArticleInfection and drug resistance2018
Seasonality of cellulitis: evidence from Google Trends.
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- The Natural History of Antibiotic-Treated Lower Limb Cellulitis: Analysis of Data Extracted From a Multicenter Clinical Trial.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- The impact of a point-of-care visual clinical decision support tool on admissions for cellulitis in the University of Maryland medical system.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2023Article
- Seasonal Variation for Plantar Fasciitis: Evidence from Google Trends Search Query Data.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Seasonality of Hashimoto Thyroiditis: Infodemiology Study of Google Trends Data.JMIR bioinformatics and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Relationship between internet research data of oral neoplasms and public health programs in the European Union.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Peaks in online inquiries into pharyngitis-related symptoms correspond with annual incidence rates.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Seasonality of Back Pain in Italy: An Infodemiology Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Has National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month increased endoscopy screening rates and public interest in colorectal cancer?Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Will I die of coronavirus? Google Trends data reveal that politics determine virus fears.PloS one · 2021Article
- More effective strategies are required to strengthen public awareness of COVID-19: Evidence from Google Trends.Journal of global health · 2020Article
- Google Medical Update: Why Is the Search Engine Decreasing Visibility of Health and Medical Information Websites?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Seasonal variation in the internet searches for gout: an ecological study.Clinical rheumatology · 2019Observational
- Digital Epidemiology: Use of Digital Data Collected for Non-epidemiological Purposes in Epidemiological Studies.Healthcare informatics research · 2018Review
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Abstract
introductionAccording to our clinical experience, cellulitis is common in summer; however, very few studies have mentioned this trend.
methodsUsing Google Trends, we analyzed the monthly data of Google searches for "cellulitis" from 31 countries on 6 continents.
resultsSeasonality explained 34%-92% of the variability in search volume, with peaks occurring in summer months.
conclusionThe analyses offered new insights into the epidemiology of cellulitis on national and international scales. Clinical data are needed to validate the Internet search data.
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