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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2025; 14(4): 108047
Published online Dec 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i4.108047
Table 4 Concomitant bacterial and viral pathogens in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia, n (%)
Pathogens
Total (1160 cases)
SMPP (264 cases)
GMPP (896 cases)
P value
Mycoplasma pneumoniae mono-infection844 (72.7)200 (75.7)644 (72.0)0.213
Mycoplasma pneumoniae with other pathogens316 (27.3)64 (24.3)252 (28.0)0.213
Bacterial pathogens
Streptococcus pneumoniae155 (13.3)30 (11.4)125 (14.1)0.278
Haemophilus influenzae72 (6.2)10 (3.8)62 (6.9)0.064
Streptococcus pneumoniae + Haemophilus influenzae22 (1.9)3 (1.1)19 (2.1)0.442
Others15 (1.2)4 (1.5)11 (1.1)0.957
Total264 (22.6)47 (17.8)217 (24.2)0.092
Viral pathogens
RSV7 (0.6)07 (0.9)0.361
RSV + ADV3 (0.2)1 (0.4)2 (0.2)0.540
HRV8 (0.7)3 (1.1)5 (0.6)0.565
HRV + ADV1 (0.1)01 (0.1)1.0
HRV + HMPV1 (0.1)1 (0.4)00.228
ADV5 (0.5)2 (0.7)3 (0.3)0.320
Others12 (1.0)4 (1.5)8 (0.8)0.486
Total 37 (3.2)11 (4.1)26 (2.9)0.304
Any mix bacterial/viral pathogens
Streptococcus pneumoniae + virus6 (0.6)4 (1.6)2 (0.2)0.027
Haemophilus influenzae + virus(es)6 (0.6)1 (0.4)5 (0.5)1.0
Streptococcus pneumoniae + Haemophilus influenzae + virus(es)3 (0.3)1 (0.4)2 (0.2)0.540
Total 15 (1.5)6 (2.4)9 (0.9)0.277


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