Assessment of Pediatric Outpatient Visits for Notifiable Infectious Diseases in a University Hospital in Beijing During COVID-19
Zujin Luo, Shunli Li, Nan Li, Li Y, Ying Zhang, Zhixin Cao, Yingmin Ma
Abstract
This cross-sectional study assesses changes in numbers of pediatric outpatient visits for notifiable infectious diseases acquired through droplet transmission, contact transmission, or both after implementation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related public health measures during the COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China.
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BeijingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineOutbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Notifiable diseaseTransmission (telecommunications)China2019-20 coronavirus outbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Environmental healthPublic healthOutpatient clinicVirologyFamily medicinePediatricsDiseaseGeographyNursingInternal medicineArchaeologyElectrical engineeringEngineeringCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 epidemiological studies