Research progress on co-infection of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized children / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Community acquired pneumonia ( CAP) is the most common respiratory infectious disease in hospitalized children. With the development of etiology detection technology, the detection rate of CAP pathogens has rose significantly, and meanwhile the co-infections of multiple pathogens have been paid more at-tention gradually. The combinations of co-infection agents are in a diverse way. There is not a unified under-standing about the impact on the severity of disease. The mechanism of co-infection and risk factors remain un-clear. These have brought great difficulties for clinical diagnosis and treatment. This review provides an over-view of the current situation, pathogen combination, age and seasonal characteristics, clinical features, the impact on the severity of disease, risk factors, treatment and so on in CAP hospitalized children with co-infec-tion.