Community-acquired Pneumonia in Bangladeshi Children Under Five: Pathogen Prevalence, Resistance Trends, and Diagnostic Biomarkers
Sanchita Kar·Regina C. LaRocque·Zannat Kawser·Most. Arifa Akter·Raisa Tasnia Khan·Sushmita Sridhar·Abu Bakar Siddik·Damien Slater·md Moniruzzaman·Md. Shaidur Rahman·SM Shamsuzzaman·Valentina Picot·Firdausi Qadri·Harris·Sharmin Aktar Mukta
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of childhood mortality, with diverse etiologies. This study aimed to generate region-specific data to inform treatment and vaccination strategies for childhood CAP. Methods: We enrolled 226 CAP cases and 201 controls (<5 years) at Dhaka Medical College & Hospital (March 2022–April 2023) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Blood and nasopharyngeal swabs were collected for pathogen detection. Bacterial isolates were tested for antibiotic s