Environmental and occupational respiratory diseases – 1058. Clinical and diagnostic characteristics of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children with lobar pneumonia
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Methods We analyzed medical records of 78 children, admitted to Chungnam National University Hospital and diagnosed with lobar pneumonia by chest X-rays between March 2010 and December 2011. White blood cells, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), specific antibodies to M. pneumoniae, and cold agglutinin (CA) were measured at admission. Children were divided into 2 groups: those with M. pneumoniae infection (group A) and those without (group B). Group A children were also subdivided into 2 categories: those with increased CA (group A1) and those without (group A2).
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