9. Severe respiratory syncytial virus-associated community-acquired pneumonia in children in Can Tho city

Tran Quang Khai, Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy, Tran Do Hung, Nguyen Bich Nguyen Phuong, Do Hoang Nam, Bui Giang Nghĩa, Pham Kieu Anh Tho, Nguyen Minh Phuong

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the main causes of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. Microbiological co-infection in children with severe RSV-associated CAP is of significant research interest because of its association with antibiotic use. This analysis of 61 children with severe RSV-associated CAP showed that the disease usually occurs in children <2 years old (70.5%). Common clinical symptoms, such as fever, cough, rapid breathing, and crackles in the lungs, accounted for over 85% of the cases. Real-time PCR testing of nasopharyngeal fluid revealed that 93.4% of children had bacterial co-infection. The two most common bacteria in co-infection were Streptococus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae. These results underscores that antibiotics remain an important treatment for children with severe RSV-associated CAP.

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