[Analysis on clinical epidemiology of acute bacterial pneumonia in children]

Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 1994 Aug;15(4):209-11.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Results of quantitative culture of pathogenic bacteria in nasopharyngeal secretions of 154 cases of hospitalized children with bacterial pneumonia demonstrated that the highest culture rates were Haemophilus influenzae (39.0%) and streptococcus pneumoniae (20.8%). Recovery rate of H. influenzae and Str. pneumoniae among children of various age groups demonstrated that the smaller the age, the higher the recovery rate. The recovery rates of these two bacteria were highest in December and in November, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • China / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Haemophilus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Haemophilus influenzae / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / epidemiology
  • Seasons