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