Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2025, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (9): 686-691.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2025.24e1412

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Prognostic factors analysis of adenovirus type 3 pneumonia in children

XIANG Linjuan1, CHEN Xuexin2, JIA Yanhui2, WU Yuhang2, CONG Xin2, LI Wei3, CHEN Yingying3, CHEN Sun4, HUANG Lisu2()   

  1. 1. Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
    2. Department of Infectious Disease, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, Zhejiang, China
    3. Department of Lab Center, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, Zhejiang, China
    4. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2024-12-31 Accepted:2025-07-10 Published:2025-09-15 Online:2025-08-27

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of children with respiratory adenovirus type 3 infection and the influencing factors of adenovirus type 3 pneumonia in children. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of children with respiratory adenovirus type 3 infection admitted to the hospital's infectious disease department from January to October 2024. The possible influencing factors of the occurrence of adenovirus type 3 pneumonia were analyzed through multivariate logistic regression. Results A total of 159 children (87 boys and 72 girls) with adenovirus type 3 infection were included, with a median age of 59.0 (41.0-81.0) months. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that tonsillar exudation and elevated CRP level were independent protective factors for adenovirus type 3 pneumonia in children (P<0.05), while cough, expectoration and elevated D-dimer level were independent risk factors for adenovirus type 3 pneumonia (P<0.05). Conclusions In the early course of respiratory adenovirus type 3 infection in children, tonsillar exudation may indicate mild pulmonary symptoms, suggesting that the tonsils may play an important defensive role in the immune response of acute adenovirus infection.

Key words: adenovirus type 3, pneumonia, tonsillar exudation, child

CLC Number: 

  • R72