Increased Pneumonia-Related Emergency Department Visits, Northern Italy
An increase in pneumonia-related emergency department visits was observed in Lombardy, northern Italy, during June-October 2024. Viral causes appear insufficient to explain the increase, suggesting a bacterial cause. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Bordetella pertussis emerged as possible causes when other surveillance systems were consulted, but the reasons behind this trend remain unknown.
Authors
- Giorgio Bagarella
- Manuel Maffeo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8999-2496)
- Sabrina Buoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7637-0727)
- Danilo Cereda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5945-5710)
- Fausto Baldanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3358-8969)
- Gabriele Del Castillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-2815)
- Mauro Maistrello
- Simone Villa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-8853)
- Elena Pariani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5681-3455)
- Andrea Gori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-4794)
- Paolo Bonfanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7289-8823)
- Federica Morani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4903-6878)
- Luigi Vezzosi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-2231)
- Francesco Scovenna
- Vincenzo Navobi Porrello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8014-6987)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3105.241790
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.55