Analysis of national surveillance of respiratory pathogen for children
and adolescents' community acquired pneumonia
Abstract
Introduction: Respiratory infection in particular community acquired
pneumonia (CAP) in children is a major disease that ranks high in
outpatient and inpatient cases. The causes of CAP vary depending on the
individual susceptibility, epidemiological characteristics of the
community, and season. We performed this study to establish nationwide
survillance network system and identify the causative agents for CAP and
antibiotics resistance in Korean children with CAP.. Methods: The
monitoring network was composed of the 28 secondary and tertiary medical
institutions. Upper and lower respiratory samples were assayed using
culture or Polymerase chaini reaction (PCR) from Aug 2018 to May 2020.
Results: A total of 1023 cases were registered in patients with CAP, and
264 cases (25.8%) were isolated by culture, S. aureus 131 cases
(12.8%), S. pneumoniae 92 cases (9%), H. influenzae 20 cases (2%).
PCR of atypical pneumonia pathogen revealed 422 cases of M. pneumoniae
(41.3%). Respiratory virus showed positive rates in 65.7% by multiplex
PCR test and of them, human rhinovirus was most highest with 312 cases
(30.5%). The proportion of mixed infection was 49.2%. The rate of
antibiotics resistance showed similar results as previous reports.
Conclusion: It will identify the pathogens that cause respiratory
infections, and analyze the current status of antibiotic resistance to
provide scientific evidence for management policies of domestic
respiratory infection. Also, in preparation for the new epidemic,
including COVID19, monitoring of respiratory infections in children and
adolescents, has become more important, and research should be
continuously conducted in the future.