Microbial co-infections in pediatric patients hospitalized with severe community-acquired pneumonia in Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Respiratory infections are a significant cause of mortality in children under five years of age. In many cases, these correspond to severe pneumonia and can be caused by more than one microbial agent. Objectives: To analyze the behavior of microbial coinfections that occur in pediatric patients hospitalized for severe pneumonia in a national reference pediatric hospital. Methods: 48 patients under 5 years of age hospitalized between April and August 2023 with a diagnosis of severe pneumonia were included. Bacterial and viral respiratory pathogens were detected by multiple real-time PCR. The epidemiological information in the medical records was reviewed. Results: 87.5% presented a positive result for the molecular detection of any of the pathogens under study, the most frequently detected pathogens were respiratory syncytial virus, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae, in 52% there was simultaneous detection of the agent viral and bacterial, presenting more complications in this group. Conclusions: Severe community-acquired pneumonias are mainly associated with viral infections or coinfections.
Keywords: Pneumonia, coinfection; PCR
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