Table 2 Infectious disease hospitalizations of neonates by demographic group, the Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 2015–2020 (n = 14,468)
Total (14,468) | Pre-COVID-19 cohort (n = 13,267) | COVID-19 cohort (n = 1201) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male/female) | 7468/5799 | 674/527 | 0.909 |
Postnatal age (days) | 14.59 ± 8.44 | 15.30 ± 8.12 | 0.004 |
Age group (early newborn/late newborn) | 3041/10226 | 214/987 | < 0.001 |
Classification of diagnostic subcategories for infectious disease | |||
Respiratory infection | 6251 (47.12%) | 556 (46.29%) | 0.587 |
Systemic infection | 4390 (33.09%) | 286 (23.81%) | 0.000 |
Digestive system infection | 1255 (9.46%) | 145 (12.07%) | 0.004 |
Skin infection | 773 (5.83%) | 96 (7.99%) | 0.003 |
Intracranial infection | 271 (2.04%) | 44 (3.66%) | 0.000 |
Urinary tract infection | 106 (0.80%) | 24 (2.00%) | 0.000 |
Other or not specified infection | 221 (1.67%) | 50 (4.16%) | 0.000 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 8.87 ± 7.60 | 8.65 ± 7.44 | 0.330 |