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September 10, 2025Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Post-Pandemic shifts in peritonsillar abscess: incidence and microbiological trends following the cessation of COVID-19-related nonpharmaceutical interventions

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TKTejs Ehlers KlugTSThomas Lynge SørensenLCLisa Caulley

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis shows increased PTA incidence and microbial diversity following COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions.

Key Points

  • Post-NPI, the incidence rate of PTA rose to 26.9 cases per 100,000, indicating a significant increase.
  • Findings showed a notable increase in cases positive for Streptococcus pyogenes and Fusobacterium necrophorum post-NPI compared to NPI periods.
  • Analyzed PTA cases from March 2018 to March 2024, using age-stratified population data from Statistics Denmark.
  • The trend points to an immunity debt to prevalent pathogens, highlighting a shift in infection dynamics post-NPI.

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Klug et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a11f54b1d3bfb60dbc66https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2025.2539285
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