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Atypical bacterial pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia in children: a hospital-based study

Jyotsna Agarwal MD      Shally Awasthi MD     Anuradha Rajput MSc     Manoj Tiwari MSc     Amita Jain MD  

Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Correspondence to: Jyotsna Agarwal, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Email: jyotsna_govil{at}yahoo.co.in

A total of 243 children aged one month to five years with World Health Organization defined severe community acquired pneumonia were studied for the presence of atypical bacterial pathogens: 24 were found positive for mycoplasma infection. There was no significant association with any of the clinical, laboratory and radiological variables in children with pneumonia by the atypical pathogen.

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