Characteristics of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in 141 children with respiratory tract infection and risk factors for severe pneumonia
Shu Li, Lina Chen, Hanmin Liu · 2026
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Shu Li, Lina Chen, and Hanmin Liu describe Chlamydia pneumoniae lung infections in 141 children treated at one hospital, in a 2026 paper. Far less is written about this germ in children than about a cousin germ with a similar name. The cases span 2019 to 2025 and split into three groups by severity.
Most children were school aged, and cases peaked in winter. Cough was nearly universal and fever hit about half. Scans in the pneumonia group showed patchy shadows and solid areas. Severe cases added fluid around the lungs, collapsed areas, and in some a white lung pattern. Hospital stays ran about eight days for pneumonia and fifteen for severe cases. The authors use layered models to hunt the risk factors behind severe disease.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shu Li, Lina Chen, Hanmin Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |