Analysis of respiratory tract pathogen in children with respiratory tract infection

Objective: To research the pathogens distribution of children's respiratory tract infection in Lu'an city of Anhui province in order to provide the reference basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods: The IgM antibodies of 11 different pathogens in the serum specimens from 3 466 children with respiratory tract infection from June 2014 to May 2016 were detected using the indirect immunofluorescence,and the positive detection rate of which was statistically analyzed.Results: The positive detection rate of pathogen in children with one pathogen infection was 31.4% at least,the positive detection rate of Mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP) was the highest,and followed by Influenza B virus and Adenovirus.The positive detection rate of pathogen in children with two or more than two kinds of pathogens infection was 2.9%.The positive detection rate of pathogen in boy was higher than that in girl,and which in spring and winter season was higher than that in summer and autumn season.Conclusions: The detection rate of MP in respiratory tract infection in Lu'an city of Anhui province is the highest.The infection of MP mixed with other pathogens is normal in clinic.