Abstract:
ob<x>jective To observe the changes of composition of the main pathogens of community-acquired pneumonia in children before and after the new crown outbreak and analyze the influencing factors. Methods The clinical data of 2446 children with CAP were retrospectively analyzed and divided into a pre-COVID-19 group and a post-COVID-19 group using February 1, 2020 as the cut-off date. The proportion of main pathogenic bacteria in the two groups were compared and the influencing factors were analyzed. Results Pathogens detected in both groups were dominated by atypical pathogens (Mycoplasma pneumoniae in first place), followed by viruses and bacteria. The proportion of virus infection in the pre-COVID-19 group was significantly higher than that in the post-COVID-19 group, and cytomegalovirus, EBV and Coxsackie B virus were the top three, while respiratory syncytial virus, cytomegalovirus and EBV were the top three in the post-COVID-19 group. Gram-negative bacteria were higher than Gram-positive bacteria in both groups, and Gram-positive bacteria were common in streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in both groups. However, the proportion of Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in post-COVID-19 group was significantly higher than that in pre-COVID-19 group. Multivariate analysis showed that age < 1year, vaginal birth, heart disease and respiratory disease were the risk factors for bacterial infection in the former group, while vaginal birth, premature birth, anemia and abnormal liver function were the risk factors for bacterial infection in the latter group. Cesarean section, age < 1 years, no granulocytopenia, non-urban area were the risk factors for viral infection in the former group, while non-urban area, anemia, abnormal liver function were the risk factors for viral infection in the latter group. Full-term, female children and age ≥1 year were the risk factors for atypical pathogen infection in the former group, while age ≥1 year was the risk factors for atypical pathogen infection in the latter group. Conclusion Mycoplasma pneumoniae was the most common pathogen of CAP in children in 2019 and 2020 in this region, followed by viruses and bacteria. Clinical treatment should be targeted according to the etiological characteristics of children and risk factors of pathogen infection to improve the therapeutic effect