Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Community-acquired Pneumonia in Children Aged Below Five Years.
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2016-03
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Objectives: To determine the spectrum of bacterial pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia in children below 5 years of age.
Methods: Children aged below 5 years satisfying the WHO criteria for pneumonia, severe pneumonia or very severe pneumonia, and with the presence of lung infiltrates on chest X-ray were enrolled. Two respiratory samples, one for culture and the other for PCR analysis, and a blood sample for culture were collected from every child.
Results: Of the 180 samples processed, bacterial pathogens were detected in 64.4%. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Hemophilus influenzae were most frequently detected. The performance of PCR analysis and culture were identical for the typical bacterial pathogens; atypical pathogens were detected by PCR analysis only.
Conclusion: S. pneumoniae and H. influenza were the most commonly detected organisms from respiratory secretions of children with community acquired pneumonia.
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Epidemiology, Etiology, Polymerase chain reaction, Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Anusmita Das, *Saurav J Patgiri, Lahari Saikia, Pritikar Dowerah and Reema Nath. Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Community-acquired Pneumonia in Children Aged Below Five Years. Indian Pediatrics. 2016 Mar; 53(3): 225-227.