Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32143599›Full record

ArticleBMC infectious diseases2020

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of pathogens positive in hospitalized children with segmental/lobar pattern pneumonia.

Yanxia Wang, Liji Ma, Ying Li, Yuyun Li, Yanfei Zheng, Xiaoyue Zhang

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Exploring Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors ofJournal of inflammation research · 2026
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yanxia WangPediatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, No. 54, Gongqingtuanxi Street, Zibo City, 255036, Shandong Province, China.
Liji MaPediatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, No. 54, Gongqingtuanxi Street, Zibo City, 255036, Shandong Province, China.
Ying LiPediatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, No. 54, Gongqingtuanxi Street, Zibo City, 255036, Shandong Province, China.
Yuyun LiPediatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, No. 54, Gongqingtuanxi Street, Zibo City, 255036, Shandong Province, China. zbzxyyek@163.com.
Yanfei ZhengPediatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, No. 54, Gongqingtuanxi Street, Zibo City, 255036, Shandong Province, China.
Xiaoyue ZhangPediatrics, Zibo Central Hospital, No. 54, Gongqingtuanxi Street, Zibo City, 255036, Shandong Province, China.
Central Hospital of Zibo · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe occurrence of segmental/lobar pattern pneumonia (S/L-PP) in children has recently increased. The pathogens of the disease may change for the misuse of antibiotics and the application of vaccines. Therefore, pathogens positive in hospitalized children with S/L-PP and their association with clinical characteristics may have changed. The aim of this study was to analyze the pathogens positive in hospitalized children with S/L-PP and their association with clinical characteristics.

methodThe current study analyzed the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pathogens positive in children with S/L-PP under 14 years old at a single hospital between 1st Jan 2014 and 31st Dec 2018 retrospectively. The pathogens were detected by microbial cultivation, indirect immunofluorescence of the kit (PNEUMOSLIDE IgM), Elisa, and/or real-time PCR in the samples of the patients.

resultsA total of 593 children with S/L-PP received treatment at a single hospital during the study period by inclusion criteria. Four hundred fifty-one patients were single positive for one pathogen and 83 patients were positive for at least 2 pathogens. Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M.pneumoniae) (72.34%) was the most commonly detected pathogen, followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) (8.77%). The prevalence of M.pneumoniae in children with S/L-PP increased with time (p < 0.05). The positive rate of M.pneumoniae increased with ages of patients (p < 0.05). M.pneumoniae was statistically associated with the extrapulmonary manifestations while S.pneumoniae was statistically associated with abnormal white blood cells (WBCs) and C reactive proteins (CRPs) (p < 0.05).

conclusionM.pneumoniae was the most positive pathogen in children with S/L-PP. The positive rate of M.pneumoniae in children with S/L-PP increased with time and the ages of children. M.pneumoniae was associated with extrapulmonary manifestations while S.pneumoniae was associated with abnormal WBCs and CRPs.

Indexed as

AdolescentChildChild, HospitalizedChild, PreschoolC-Reactive ProteinFemaleHumansInfantLeukocytesMaleMycoplasma pneumoniaePneumonia, MycoplasmaPneumonia, PneumococcalPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSeasonsC-Reactive ProteinClinical characteristicsEpidemiologyMycoplasma pneumoniaePathogenSegmental/lobar pattern pneumonia

Identifiers

PMID32143599
PMCPMC7060602
OpenAlexW3009975483

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.