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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Transl Int Med. 2018 Mar 28;6(1):26-31. doi: 10.2478/jtim-2018-0006. eCollection 2018 Mar.
[h=1]Contemporary Situation of Community-acquired Pneumonia in China: A Systematic Review.[/h] Zhu YG[SUP]1[/SUP], Tang XD[SUP]1[/SUP], Lu YT[SUP]1[/SUP], Zhang J[SUP]2[/SUP], Qu JM[SUP]3[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] The prevalence and microbial pattern reported for Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) differ considerably and contemporary situation remains changing over time. We therefore searched both international and domestic databases for relevant references and pooled incidence of CAP and etiological distribution were estimated separately between children and adults groups. The results showed that CAP remained a major public health issue in China, with a relatively higher incidence than that reported in Western countries. Although pathogens were not detected in nearly half of patients, Mycoplasma pneumoniae remained to be the most frequently detected agent across age groups, the detection yield of which was lower than that reported from other countries. Notably, the incidence of influenza virus A in adults was almost four times higher than that in children while the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus was much less common in adults than that in children. Despite some limitations, the value of this review, approaching to systematically review grey published data, is to sketch out the contemporary epidemiological and etiological situation of CAP in our country, which could be useful to help policymakers and clinicians make informed choices and to inspire future studies and surveillance.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] antibiotics resistance; community acquired pneumonia; epidemiology; etiology
PMID: 29607301 PMCID: PMC5874484 DOI: 10.2478/jtim-2018-0006
[h=1]Contemporary Situation of Community-acquired Pneumonia in China: A Systematic Review.[/h] Zhu YG[SUP]1[/SUP], Tang XD[SUP]1[/SUP], Lu YT[SUP]1[/SUP], Zhang J[SUP]2[/SUP], Qu JM[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] The prevalence and microbial pattern reported for Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) differ considerably and contemporary situation remains changing over time. We therefore searched both international and domestic databases for relevant references and pooled incidence of CAP and etiological distribution were estimated separately between children and adults groups. The results showed that CAP remained a major public health issue in China, with a relatively higher incidence than that reported in Western countries. Although pathogens were not detected in nearly half of patients, Mycoplasma pneumoniae remained to be the most frequently detected agent across age groups, the detection yield of which was lower than that reported from other countries. Notably, the incidence of influenza virus A in adults was almost four times higher than that in children while the prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus was much less common in adults than that in children. Despite some limitations, the value of this review, approaching to systematically review grey published data, is to sketch out the contemporary epidemiological and etiological situation of CAP in our country, which could be useful to help policymakers and clinicians make informed choices and to inspire future studies and surveillance.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] antibiotics resistance; community acquired pneumonia; epidemiology; etiology
PMID: 29607301 PMCID: PMC5874484 DOI: 10.2478/jtim-2018-0006