SynthesisAnnals of family medicine2016
Prevalence of Atypical Pathogens in Patients With Cough and Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Meta-Analysis.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Global Perspective ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- How to identify respiratory pathogens in primary health care - a review on the benefits, prospects and pitfalls in using point of care tests.Infection · 2025Review
- Clinical characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae compared to Streptococcus pneumoniae in hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumonia- a prospective study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Evaluation of three real-time PCR methods for the detection and the differentiation of Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella holmesii.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025Article
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- Antibiotic susceptibility of pathogens isolated in respiratory tract samples of recently hospitalized patients.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Case Report:Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Viral etiology of febrile respiratory syndrome among patients in Liaoning Province, China.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- CRP under 130 mg/L rules out the diagnosis of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (URINELLA Study).European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2024Observational
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- Trends of legionellosis reported in Jeju Province, Republic of Korea, 2015-2022.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2023Article
- Characteristics, Outcomes, and Factors Affecting Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with CAP Due to Different Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and Non-COVID-19 CAP.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Legionella Pneumonia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Utilizing metagenomic next-generation sequencing for diagnosis and lung microbiome probing of pediatric pneumonia through bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in pediatric intensive care unit: results from a large real-world cohort.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023Article
- Atypical Pathogens in Adult Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Implications for Empiric Antibiotic Treatment: A Narrative Review.Microorganisms · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeCommunity-acquired pneumonia (CAP), acute cough, bronchitis, and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are often caused by infections with viruses or
methodsWe performed a systematic review of MEDLINE for prospective, consecutive-series studies reporting the prevalence of
resultsFifty studies met our inclusion criteria. While calculated heterogeneity was high, most studies reported prevalence for each pathogen within a fairly narrow range. In patients with CAP, the overall prevalences of
conclusionsAtypical bacterial pathogens are relatively common causes of lower respiratory diseases, including cough, bronchitis, and CAP. Where surveillance data were available, we found higher prevalences in studies where all patients are tested for these pathogens. It is likely that these conditions are underreported, underdiagnosed, and undertreated in current clinical practice.
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