Rate of ER visits for fever among babies decreased by 65% during COVID-19 pandemic - but cases of serious bacterial infections DOUBLED among infants who were examined by doctors for high temperatures
Fewer babies visit the ER for fevers, dropping 66% amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds Infants who did go to the emergency room often did so with a more serious infection, though Only 10% of babies examined for fevers from 2018 and 2019 had serious bacterial infections compared to 20% examined for fever amid the pandemic Cases of the flu - primary cause of fevers - were much lower last year as Americans adopted masking and distancing By Mansur Shaheen For Dailymail.Com
Published: 16:06 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 16:06 BST, 13 July 2021
Rates of ER visits for fevers among infants dropped dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds.
Montreal-based researchers conducted a study on rates of fever among babies 90 days or younger.
Their goal was to find whether the overall drop in cases of the flu across the world last year affected the youngest of society.
While they did find cases than expected, cases that did appear were more serious than in previous years.
The number of babies who were examined by ER doctors for fevers declined by 66 percent last year amid the pandemic.
But among infants who did visit the hospital for high temperatures, doctors found rates of serious bacterial infection (SBI) doubled from previous years.
The research matches a trend across all ages, where people were less likely to contract viruses that were not COVID last year due to masking and
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