Background Nasopharyngeal swabs are taken to determine the causative agent of
community acquired pneumonia (CAP), while the reliability of upper respiratory tract …

Background. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of pediatric
hospitalization. Pathogen identification fails in approximately 20% of children but is critical …

Determining the causative pathogen (s) of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in
children remains a challenge despite advances in diagnostic methods. Currently available …

Background The management of children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is
largely influenced by the development of new molecular diagnostic tests that allow the …

Background Differentiating bacterial from viral pneumonia is important for guiding targeted
management and judicious use of antibiotics. We assessed if clinical characteristics and …

Background Rapid and accurate identification of pathogens is very important for the
treatment of Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) in children. Metagenomic Next …

Background Discrimination of bacterial and viral etiologies of childhood community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) is often challenging. Unnecessary antibiotic administration exposes …

Purpose To estimate the prevalence of common respiratory pathogens among children with
community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Zunyi City, Guizhou, China, and to assess …

Background Paediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of
paediatric morbidity. However, particularly for outpatients with paediatric CAP, data on …

Background: Pneumonia has a major impact on childhood health and health care costs. This
study was designed to obtain contemporary information on the clinical characteristics and …