Epidemiologic characteristics of immunoglobulin M antibodies in lower respiratory tract infection pathogens of children: association with severe pneumonia in Chengdu city from 2019 to 2023
In Chengdu city, the positivity rates of IgM antibodies for LRTI pathogens in children exhibited seasonal, age-related, and diagnostic category characteristics-related variations. Severe pneumonia cases were characterized by RSV infection and younger age. Clinicians should take epidemiologic features into consideration to optimize their diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
Authors
- Jinghua Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0842-592X)
Institutions
- Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Translational Research
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.62347/bbxl3592
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Chengdu Science and Technology Program