Frontiers in Public Health
Comparative epidemiology of six respiratory pathogens among children aged 28 days to 14 years with acute respiratory infections in coastal Xiamen and inland Linxia, China: a multicenter retrospective study
Objective Acute respiratory infections are a major public health problem in children. The epidemiology of pediatric respiratory pathogens has shifted in recent years. This study aimed to compare the epidemiological patterns of six common respiratory pathogens among children with acute respiratory infections (ARI) in Xiamen and Linxia, China. Methods This retrospective study included 5,835 children with ARI from December 2024 to November 2025. Oropharyngeal swabs were tested for rhinovirus (RV), respiratory syncytia …