Background: It has been well known that overreaction of host immune systems plays a
critical role in severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP). However, few of previous …

Background Host biomarkers and cytokines help in the prediction of disease severity in
adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Accurate assessment of pathogens and …

Background: It is difficult to collect bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from children. There
are few studies on inflammatory storms in BALF of children with pneumonia. Therefore, we …

Objective To investigate the serum levels of cytokines in children with community-acquired
pneumonia caused by different respiratory pathogens. Methods: A retrospective analysis …

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of bacterial community in bronchoalveolar lavage
fluid in patients with severe pneumonia (SP) and its correlation with the disease condition …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the the pathogenic bacteria and airway inflammatory factors in
children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and the influencing factors of …

Background Refractory pneumonia is a special type of pneumonia in children. This study
aimed to analyze the effect of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) on the clinical efficacy …

Background Children in low and middle-income countries have a high burden of
pneumonia. Measuring the cytokine responses may be useful to identify novel markers for …

Objective: To investigate the clinical significance of cytokine levels and routine cytology in
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae …

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the etiological characteristics and the therapeutic effects of
bronchoscopic alveolar lavage in children with severe pneumonia complicated with …