Increased cases of otogenic complications in children in winter at a large university hospital

Introduction In December 2022, the WHO described an increase in invasive Group A Streptococcus infections in children in the European region, sometimes with fatal outcomes. During the Covid-19 pandemic, there were significantly fewer adenotomies performed on children because of limited surgical capacity. The aim of the study was to investigate a possible correlation between the increased incidence of otogenic complications and adenotomies that were not performed.