title: Atypical bacterial pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia in children: a hospital-based study.
abstract: A total of 243 children aged one month to five years with World Health Organization defined severe community acquired pneumonia were studied for the presence of atypical bacterial pathogens: 24 were found positive for mycoplasma infection. There was no significant association with any of the clinical, laboratory and radiological variables in children with pneumonia by the atypical pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. jyotsna_govil@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Jyotsna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Shally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Awasthi
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajput
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007223:Infant; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007075:Immunoglobulin M