How lower respiratory infection risks shift across life stages in hospitalized patients in China (IMAGE)

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How lower respiratory infection risks shift across life stages in hospitalized patients in China

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This graphic summarizes a nationwide analysis of 695,142 bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from hospitalized patients with lower respiratory infections in China. It shows eight life-stage pathogen profiles, three characteristic co-detection networks built from 124 significant pathogen pairs, and sex-based differences in hospitalization patterns, including higher male representation for several bacterial and fungal pathogens.

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