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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2023

Etiology and Clinical Characteristics of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Korean Children During the Pre-COVID-19 Period, 2015-2020.

Jung Ho Suh, Bin Ahn, Seung Ha Song, Sujin Choi, Sung Hwan Choi, Hyunju Lee, Mi Seon Han, Ji Young Park, Eun Hwa Choi, Ki Wook Yun

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jung Ho SuhDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6140-521X
Bin AhnDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3806-4275
Seung Ha SongDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3453-7645
Sujin ChoiDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5476-7029
Sung Hwan ChoiDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6340-8260
Hyunju LeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0107-0724
Mi Seon HanDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3896-1400
Ji Young ParkDepartment of Pediatrics, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6777-0494
Eun Hwa ChoiDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5857-0749
Ki Wook YunDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0798-6779
Seoul National University · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KRChung-Ang University · KRSeoul National University Children's Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere have been many epidemiologic studies on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among children, most of which had substantial limitations. This study investigated the etiologic distribution and clinical characteristics of CAP in Korean children for 5 years before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

methodsA retrospective analysis of children hospitalized for CAP at 4 referral hospitals during 2015-2020 was performed. Cases in which bronchiolitis was suspected or pulmonary infiltration was not evident on chest radiography (CXR) were excluded. Viruses and atypical bacteria were defined as detected when positive in the polymerase chain reaction test performed for respiratory specimens. Serologic testing result for

resultsA total of 2,864 cases of suspected pneumonia were selected by diagnosis code and CXR findings. Medical chart and CXR review excluded nosocomial pneumonia and cases without evident infiltration, resulting in 517 (18.1%) CAP cases among 489 children. Regarding clinical symptoms, high fever was present in 59.4% and dyspnea in 19.9% of cases. Respiratory support was required for 29.2% of patients, including mechanical ventilation for 3.9%. Pathogens were detected in 49.9% of cases, with viruses in 32.3%, atypical bacteria in 17.8%, and pyogenic bacteria in 2.3% of cases. As single pathogens,

conclusion

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Community-Acquired InfectionsCOVID-19PneumoniaPneumonia, BacterialVirusesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaChildHumansMycoplasma pneumoniaeRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildrenCommunity-Acquired PneumoniaEtiology

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