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Cough plates as a non-invasive alternative for pathogen detection in paediatric community-acquired pneumonia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • Current sampling methods have limited use in paediatric pneumonia diagnostics • Distinguishing bacterial from viral pneumonia is essential for guiding treatment • Cough plates may serve as a tool for lower respiratory tract pathogen detection To evaluate diagnostic performance of cough plates compared to sputum samples in children with suspected pneumonia. Microbiological samples were collected after saline inhalation from 53 children. Pathogens were recovered in similar rates with partial concordance. Cough plates may represent a promising alternative to sputum samples.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.117150