Prevalence of six respiratory pathogens among children in Chengdu, China: a multiplex PCR-based detection study
Over half of the children were infected with at least one of the six respiratory pathogens, with RV, ADV, and MP being predominant. While co-infections were less common than single infections, they still occurred, with double co-infections being the main form. Notably, the prevalence varied significantly by age, season, and clinical diagnosis. These findings may offer useful references for developing targeted prevention and control strategies.
Authors
- Sun Yang
- Chenggui Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3385-7441)
- Zhiyong Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3133-5394)
- Qin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6585-2755)
- Jianmin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0572-6324)
- Xuemei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4477-1865)
- Weijun He
- Yao Deng
Institutions
- Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital (CN)
- Fourth People's Hospital of Sichuan Province (CN)
- Sichuan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1690701
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province