Assessment of variables associated with prolonged admission duration in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.
Myongsoon SungEui Jeong RohEun Sil LeeJi Young LeeHyo-Bin KimYoungmin AhnByung Wook EunJa Kyoung KimHyoung Young KimSung-Su JungMinji KimEun Kyeong KangEun-Ae YangSoo Jin LeeYang ParkJu-Hee SeoEun LeeEun Seok YangHyung Min ChoMeeyong ShinHai Lee ChungYoon Young JangBong Seok ChoiHyeona KimJin-A JungSeung Taek YouMi-Hee LeeJin Tack KimBong Seong KimYoon Ha HwangJung Yeon ShimHyeon-Jong YangMan Young HanHae Young YewDong Hyeok KimSang Oun JeongKyujam WhangEunjoo LeeYou Hoon JeonEun Hee ChungPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2022)
This study indicated that children with M. pneumoniae pneumonia with a higher number of febrile days after initiation of antibiotic medication, AST, and percentage neutrophils at admission were more likely to have prolonged admission duration.