ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2021
Early Impact of Social Distancing in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 on Hospitalizations for Acute Bronchiolitis in Infants in Brazil.
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Abstract
backgroundInterventions to tackle the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may affect the burden of other respiratory diseases. Considering the repercussions of these unique social experiences to infant health, this study aims to assess the early impact of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic in hospital admissions for acute bronchiolitis.
methodsData from hospitalizations of acute bronchiolitis in infants <1 year of age were obtained from the Department of Informatics of the Brazilian Public Health database for the period between 2016 and 2020. These data were also analyzed by macroregions of Brazil (North, Northeast, Southeast, South, and Midwest). To evaluate the effect of social distancing strategy on the incidence of acute bronchiolitis, the absolute and relative reductions were calculated by analyzing the yearly subsets of 2016 vs 2020, 2017 vs 2020, 2018 vs 2020, and 2019 vs 2020.
resultsThere was a significant reduction in all comparisons, ranging from -78% (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 0.22 [95% confidence interval {CI}, .20-.24]) in 2016 vs 2020 to -85% (IRR, 0.15 [95% CI, .13-.16]) in 2019 vs 2020, for the data from Brazil. For analyses by macroregions, the reduction varied from -58% (IRR, 0.41 [95% CI, .37-.45]) in the Midwest in 2016 vs 2020 to -93% (IRR, 0.07 [95% CI, .06-.08]) in the South in 2019 vs 2020.
conclusionsThere was a significant reduction in hospitalization for acute bronchiolitis in children <1 year old in Brazil, on the order of >70% for most analysis. Our data suggest an important impact of social distancing on reducing the transmission of viruses related to acute bronchiolitis. Such knowledge may guide strategies for prevention of viral spread.
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