The effects of COVID-19 outbreak on pediatric emergency department admissions for acute wheezing.

Lorenzo Di SarnoAntonietta CuratolaGiorgio ContiMarcello CovinoChiara BertolasoAntonio ChiarettiAntonio Gatto

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)

The COVID-19 outbreak and the national lockdown led to a drop of the number of admission to the ED for wheezing in children. This could be due to a reduction in the circulation of common respiratory viruses and partially to a reduced exposure to aeroallergens during the COVID-19 period. Future epidemiological surveillance studies will be needed to support these prelimianry findings.

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