Suppurative Cervical Infections in Australian Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
The relaxation of NPIs directed against COVID-19 appears to correlate with an increased incidence and severity of suppurative cervical infections in Australian. This concurs with the changing epidemiology of infectious diseases in pediatric populations following the pandemic, both within Australia and globally.
Authors
- Marlene Soma
- Jennifer W. Y. Lee
- Phoebe Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2250-0594)
- Isabella Taplin
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Children's Hospital at Westmead (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Children's Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (AU)
- National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004877
- Primary Topic
- Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00