Nabila Akand (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute
Paediatric Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology)
Registrar, Paediatric Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology), Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute °FCPS (Paediatrics), DCH, MCPS (Paediatrics) °Member of -Paediatric Pulmonology Forum, Bangladesh (BPPF) -European Respiratory Society (ERS) -American Thoracic Society (ATS) °An aspiring researcher in the field of Paediatric Pulmonology °Have a special interest on the infection profile of childhood pneumonia of Bangladesh °Currently working on childhood asthma and cystic fibrosis

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O017 - IMPACT OF SARS-COV-2 AND BURDEN OF COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (CAP) IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN, A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE EXPERIENCE, BANGLADESH (ID 800)

Session Name
0330 - Parallel Session 03: Pneumococcal Disease and Pneumonia in the Time of COVID-19 (ID 25)
Session Type
Parallel Session
Date
Mon, 20.06.2022
Session Time
15:20 - 16:35
Room
Grand Ballroom East
Presenter
Lecture Time
15:55 - 16:05

Abstract

Background

The COVID-19 preventive measures such as social distancing, cough etiquette and lockdown strategies were associated with a significant decrease in pediatric infectious diseases including non-COVID CAP in children following the COVID-19 outbreaks, notably during high COVID transmission period. This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-COVID-19 CAP in children.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients (age ≤18 years) presenting with CAP from April 2019 to March 2021 in Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute. We compared the patients admitted with non-COVID CAP between April 2020 to March 2021 and April 2019 to March 2020.

Results

The number of hospitalized patients with non-COVID CAP was significantly lower in 2020-2021 (2240 cases) than that in 2019-2020 (3604 cases), a decline of cases by -43.9% in 2020-2021. During 2019-2020 more non-COVID CAP cases were hospitalized, April-June 29.3% and July-September 22.65% in contrast to decreasing cases during, April-June 9.78% and July-September 10.54% in 2020-2021. Whereas hospitalization of child with non-COVID CAP cases increased during October-December 24.6% and January-March 55.63% in 2020-2021 during the low transmission status of COVID 19 in the country. On the other hand, lower number of cases were detected during October-December 18.3% and January-March 29.31% of 2019-2020.

Conclusions

The number of children with non-COVID CAP during 2020-2021 was lower than the same period in 2019-2020. The role of SARS-COV-2 and preventive measures for COVID-19 helped in reducing child CAP cases.

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