Assessment of the Usefulness of Multiplex Real-Time PCR Tests in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Process of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children: A Single-Center Experience

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">FTD33 <br/>results</td><td class="align_center">Influenza </td><td class="align_center"><i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i></td><td class="align_center"><i> Legionella</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>Pneumocystis jiroveci</i></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Number of patients</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Targeted treatment</td><td class="align_center">Oseltamivir</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2"> Macrolides</td><td class="align_center">Trimethoprim/<br/>sulfamethoxazole</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Targeted therapy implemented based on FTD33 positive results.

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Table 4: Assessment of the Usefulness of Multiplex Real-Time PCR Tests in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Process of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children: A Single-Center Experience 

Table 4 | Assessment of the Usefulness of Multiplex Real-Time PCR Tests in the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Process of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children: A Single-Center Experience 