Increasing Incidence of Serious Head and Neck Infections Among US Children, 2018-2023

There has been a significant, post-pandemic increase in the incidence of serious head and neck infections (HNI) among children aged < 18 years since 2021, compared with the stable incidence of non-transmissible osteomyelitis and serious HNI in adults from 2018 to 2023. The etiology of this increa...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 2024-12, p.114458
Hauptverfasser: Tsai, Serena Yun-Chen, Hadley, Stephanie, Growdon, Amanda S, Ma, Kevin Sheng-Kai, Mansbach, Jonathan M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:There has been a significant, post-pandemic increase in the incidence of serious head and neck infections (HNI) among children aged < 18 years since 2021, compared with the stable incidence of non-transmissible osteomyelitis and serious HNI in adults from 2018 to 2023. The etiology of this increase requires further study.
ISSN:1097-6833
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114458