Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 46 children with positive results with the FilmArray Pneumonia Plus panel.
| Patients | (n = 46) |
|---|---|
| Age (month) | 71 (2–210) |
| Comorbidities (n/%) | 33 (71.7%) |
| Neurological disease | 22 (47.8%) |
| Cardiac disease | 5 (10.8%) |
| Metabolic disease | 3 (6.5%) |
| Hemato-oncological disease | 2 (4.3%) |
| Rheumatological disease | 1 (2.1%) |
| Central catheter n (%) | 33 (71%) |
| Urinary catheter n (%) | 15 (32%) |
| Mechanical ventilation n (%) | 34 (74%) |
| Total parenteral nutrition n (%) | 17 (37%) |
| Tracheostomy n (%) | 8 (17%) |
| Sedo-analgesia n (%) | 34 (74%) |
| Inotrope n (%) | 28 (61%) |
| Presence of thorax tube n (%) | 12 (26%) |
| Pleural effusion n (%) | 13 (28%) |
| Ventilator-associated pneumonia n (%) | 33 (70%) |
| Mortality (first 28 days) | 13 (28%) |