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Table 1 Clinical summaries of pediatric patients with CAP

From: Molecular etiological profile of atypical bacterial pathogens, viruses and coinfections among infants and children with community acquired pneumonia admitted to a national hospital in Lima, Peru

 

Frequency

n =  cases

Prevalence (%)

Children

 Age (range)

  0–1

119

81.51

  2–5

17

11.64

  6–10

5

3.42

  > 10

2

1.37

  NR

3

2.05

 Gender

  Male

87

59.59

  Women

59

40.41

  NR

0

0

 Hospitalized

137

93.84

  Sample

   Nasopharyngeal swab

145

99.32

   Nasal swab

1

0.68

   Nasopharyngeal aspired

0

0

Clinical symptoms

 Cough

127

86.99

 Fever

116

79.45

 Rhinorrhea

112

76.71

 Wheezing

73

50

 Expectoration

60

41.01

 Pharyngeal congestion

32

21.92

 Sore throat

19

13-01

 Malaise

14

9.59

 Vomiting

10

6.85

 Diarrhea

9

6.16

 Lymphadenopathy

3

2.05

 Asthenia

3

2.05

  1. Others (< 2% of cases: Ear pain, photophobia, conjunctival congestion, abdominal pain, lymphadenopathy, fatigue, myalgia)
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