In hospitalized children with LRTIs, multiplex RT-qPCR detected ≥1 pathogen in 78.5%. Viral-only detection was most common (40.9%), while viral–bacterial co-detection occurred in 26%.
Importantly, detection ≠ causation,
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Respiratory pathogen detection and Co-detection in hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infections using multiplex RT-qPCR: A single-center retrospective Observational Study - Yunus Nas, Süveyda Gözüküçük, Bekir Sami Uyanık, Basri Çakıroğlu, 2026
Background Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are a common cause of pediatric hospitalization, but distinguishing viral from bacterial etiologies based ...
