Xuan-Xuan Li

Prediction models for refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and corticosteroid treatment escalation in hospitalized children: a retrospective cohort study.

Background Mycoplasma pneumoniae carries a clinically important risk of a refractory course or the need for intensified corticosteroid therapy. No admission-day prediction tool has been validated to identify children at risk for either outcome. Methods Children admitted to a single tertiary centre with a diagnosis of...