Table 2.
Incidence rate of infectious episodes admitted to Gaslini Emergency Department during the study period
| March 10th–April 30th 2019 |
March 10th–April 30th, 2020 (Lockdown for COVID19) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate/1000 patients (95%CI) | Rate/1000 patients (95%CI) | ||
| Fever of unknown origin | 111 (96–128) | 277 (233–325) | <0.01 |
| Upper respiratory tract infections | 315 (293–339) | 214 (174–260) | <0.01 |
| Otitis | 162 (144–181) | 26 (12–48) | <0.01 |
| Streptococcal infection | 51 (41–63) | 5 (0.6–18) | <0.01 |
| Infectious mononucleosis | 3 (1–8) | 26 (12–48) | <0.01 |
| Bronchitis | 45 (36–57) | 58 (37–87) | 0.3 |
| Pneumoniae | 49 (39–61) | 66 (43–96) | 0.2 |
| Bronchiolitis | 57 (46–70) | 21 (9–41) | <0.01 |
| Urinary tract infections | 29 (21–39) | 74 (50–105) | <0.01 |
| Gastroenteritis | 162 (144–181) | 119 (88–156) | 0.05 |
| Appendicitis | 11 (7–18) | 69 (45–99) | <0.01 |