Dataset CAP

<b>Molecular etiological profile of atypical bacterial pathogens, viruses and coinfections among infants and children with community acquired pneumonia admitted to a national hospital in Lima, Peru.<br></b><b>Abstract</b> <b>Objetive: </b>The main objective of this study was to detect the presence of 14 respiratory viruses and atypical bacteria (<i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae</i>), via Polymerase Chain Reaction in patients under 18 years old hospitalized due to CAP from Lima, Peru. <b>Results:</b> Atypical pathogens were detected in 39.73% (58/146); viral etiologies in 35.62% (52/146) and coinfections in 18.49% (27/146). The most common etiological agent was<i> M. pneumoniae</i> (n=47), followed by <i>C. pneumoniae</i> (n=11). The most frequent respiratory viruses detected were: respiratory syncytial virus A (n= 35), influenza virus C (n= 21) and parainfluenza virus (n= 10). Viral-bacterial and bacterium-bacterium coinfections were found in 27 cases. In our study population, atypical bacteria (39.73%) were detected as frequently as respiratory viruses (35.62%). The presence of <i>M. pneumoniae</i> and <i>C. pneumoniae</i> should not be underestimated as they can be commonly isolated in Peruvian children with CAP.