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Observational studyInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2026

Two-Year Pathogen Dynamics, Coinfection Features, and Core Risk Factors Associated With Severe Pediatric Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Hangzhou, China.

Chao Song, Jun Zhou, Xinfeng Zhao, Cuiying Ye, Shu Teng, Yidong Wu

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6 authors.

Chao SongLaboratory Medicine Center, Zhejiang Center for Clinical Laboratories, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5917-2224
Jun ZhouDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Children's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2716-6264
Xinfeng ZhaoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Children's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0777-8547
Cuiying YeDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Children's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4711-1544
Shu TengDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou Children's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yidong WuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Hangzhou Children's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Funding

Hangzhou Municipal Medical and Health Science and Technology Project A20252217Zhejiang Provincial Health and Medical Science and Technology Plan Project 2022KY1011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) remain a major public health burden in children globally. Nevertheless, regional data regarding postpandemic pathogen shifts, coinfection profiles, and risk factors associated with severe pediatric ARTI in Hangzhou, China, remain scarce.

methodsA retrospective observational study was conducted on 6701 hospitalized pediatric patients (0-18 years) with ARTI in Hangzhou, China, from July 2023 to June 2025. Eleven respiratory pathogens were detected using fluorescence PCR-capillary electrophoresis. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses, alongside three machine learning models, were employed to identify risk factors. Age-stratified and coinfection analyses were also performed.

resultsRhinovirus (RV), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were the most prevalent pathogens. The coinfection network was centered on RV, Mp, and adenovirus, with RV-Mp being the most common dual infection. Mixed infections were associated with severe illness (4.3% vs. 3.5% in single infections vs. 1.6% in pathogen-negative cases). Mp, bocavirus (Boca), and RV infections, along with reduced percentages of lymphocytes, monocytes, and eosinophils, were independent risk factors associated with severe illness, whereas older age was a protective factor. Logistic regression demonstrated the best predictive performance.

conclusionsThis study elucidates the dynamics of pediatric ARTI pathogens and coinfection characteristics 2 years postpandemic in Hangzhou, China. It identifies key risk factors associated with severe pediatric ARTI, providing essential evidence to inform age-specific clinical prevention, targeted interventions, and public health strategies for pediatric ARTI in the region.

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CoinfectionRespiratory Tract InfectionsAcute DiseaseAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolChinaFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMycoplasma pneumoniaePneumonia, MycoplasmaRetrospective StudiesRhinovirusacute respiratory tract infectioncoinfectionetiological epidemiologyhuman rhinovirusMycoplasma pneumoniaepediatric inpatients

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PMID42615920
PMCPMC13488788

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