Surge of Typhoid Intestinal Perforations as Possible Result of COVID-19–Associated Delays in Seeking Care, Madagascar

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jeon, Hyon Jin ; Marks, Florian ; Sugimoto, Jonathan ; Im, Justin ; Kang, Sophie S.Y. ; Haselbeck, Andrea ; Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël
• Description:
  During the coronavirus disease pandemic, we observed a 6.4-fold increase in typhoid intestinal perforation incidence in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Thirteen perforations occurred within 6 months (February 2020-July 2020), compared with 13 perforations during the previous 41 months (August 2016-January 2020). The increase may be attributable to delayed healthcare seeking during the pandemic.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Humans Intestinal Perforation Sars-Cov-2 Typhoid Fever
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2021; 27(12):3163-3165
• Pubmed ID:
  34808080
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8632171
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Madagascar
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8721600355d175ced035c1d482ce95c08c655bf09813c7ad0ea95d2039efb6fd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/112609/cdc_112609_DS1.pdf
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