Exploring the Infectious Contribution to Intussusception Causality Using the Effects of COVID-19 Lockdowns in Australia: An Ecological Study.

Benjamin TownleyDeniz AkinGerardo Luis DimaguilaRana SawiresGonzalo Sepulveda KattanSebastian K King Julie E BinesNicholas WoodStephen B Lambert Jim P Buttery

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)

Our ecological study demonstrates significant decreases in the frequency of pediatric intussusception admissions during the COVID-19 lockdown periods. The unexpected magnitude of the reductions suggests that the true proportion of infectious disease-caused idiopathic intussusception is greatly underestimated.

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