Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Bacterial Community–acquired Pneumonia: A Multicenter Retrospective Study in Madrid, Spain
This study conducted in Madrid, Spain between 2018 and 2023 shows a significant decrease in the pediatric bacterial community-acquired pneumonia cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a notable postpandemic increase surpassing prepandemic incidence. Streptococcus pneumoniae remains predominant, with an increasing prevalence of serotype 3, while Streptococcus pyogenes was the second most common pathogen.
Authors
- Emilio Cendejas‐Bueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7796-9026)
- Francisco José Sanz-Santaeufemia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-3575)
- Teresa del Rosal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8756-7020)
- Fernando Baquero‐Artigao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6903-3826)
- Cristina Calvo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6503-3423)
- David M. Arana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1759-395X)
- José Yuste (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7996-0837)
- Francisco Alvarez
- S. Navarro
- Luis Prieto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8742-8752)
- Emilia Cercenado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5279-3773)
- Beatriz Soto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9673-017X)
- Jesús Saavedra‐Lozano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5971-011X)
- Gonzalo Alonso Rivas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-6321)
- David Aguilera‐Alonso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1017-2386)
- Mercedes Marı́n
- María José González Abad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5704-1319)
- Juan Sánchez-Cañete
- Leyre Ventura McArdle
Institutions
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (ES)
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre (ES)
- Hospital Universitario de Getafe (ES)
- Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004586
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77