Etiology and characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia in an influenza epidemic period.

CONCLUSIONS: Non-influenza respiratory microorganisms frequently co-circulated during the epidemic peaks of influenza, which easily being ignored in CAP therapy. In patients with bacterial and viral co-infections, identifying the etiologic agent is crucial for patient's therapy.
PMID: 31174691 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases. - May 31, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Lin C, Chen H, He P, Li Y, Ke C, Jiao X Tags: Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: research