Absence from day care or school and parental absence from work during children's respiratory infections

Paalanne, Marika; Honkila, Minna; Paalanne, Niko; Mattila, Suvi; Pokka, Tytti; Renko, Marjo; Tapiainen, Terhi

doi:10.1111/apa.16628

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“…Detecting both viral and bacterial infections appeared to increase the duration of symptoms. Another paper by Paalanne et al looked at how long children were absent from day care or school, and parents were unable to go to work, during children's respiratory infections 4 . Korppi comments on the findings 5 …”

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Käll¹,

Lagercrantz²

2023

Acta Paediatrica

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Lagercrantz²

2023

Acta Paediatrica

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“…These infections are associated with a substantial burden and disability [3,4]. Finally, URIs and LRIs occurring in children and adolescents lead to school absenteeism [5,6] and parental loss of productivity [6,7]. In this context, the early, personalized management and treatment of pediatric URIs and LRIs should be a public health priority.…”

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Changes in the Prescription of Antibiotics and Phytopharmaceuticals in Children Treated for Acute Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Pediatric Practices in Germany in 2013, 2018, and 2022

Kostev,

van den Boom,

Tanislav

et al. 2023

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Background: Little is known about the recent trends in antibiotic and phytopharmaceutical prescribing for acute upper (URIs) and lower respiratory tract infections (LRIs) in children and adolescents. Therefore, this study investigated changes in the prescription of antibiotics and phytopharmaceuticals in children diagnosed with acute URIs and LRIs in pediatric practices in Germany in 2013, 2018, and 2022. Methods: The present retrospective study included children aged 2–12 years diagnosed with acute URIs or LRIs in one of 180 pediatric practices in 2013, 2018, and 2022. The URIs included nasopharyngitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis and tracheitis, and upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites, while the LRIs corresponded to bronchitis. The primary outcomes were the proportion of children being prescribed antibiotics and the proportion of those being prescribed phytopharmaceuticals. Results: A total of 120,894 children were diagnosed with acute URIs or LRIs in 2013 compared to 116,844 in 2018 and 127,821 in 2022. The prevalence of antibiotic prescription decreased for all diagnoses between 2013 and 2022. This decrease was statistically significant for both 2013–2018 and 2018–2022 for nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, and bronchitis. Meanwhile, there was a significant increase in the use of phytopharmaceuticals for all diagnoses between 2013 and 2018. The prevalence of phytopharmaceutical prescription decreased slightly between 2018 and 2022, but this decrease was generally not statistically significant. Conclusions: The prescription of antibiotics has decreased and that of phytopharmaceuticals has increased in children diagnosed with acute URIs and LRIs in Germany over the last decade. More data are needed to corroborate these findings in other settings.

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Absence from day care or school and parental absence from work during children's respiratory infections

Cited by 2 publications

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Changes in the Prescription of Antibiotics and Phytopharmaceuticals in Children Treated for Acute Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Pediatric Practices in Germany in 2013, 2018, and 2022

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