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ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN: MODERN ASPECTS OF CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS

Mirxoshimov M.B. - Research Institute of Virology, Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Epidemiology

To‘ychiyev L.N. - Research Institute of Virology, Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Epidemiology

G.K. Xudaykulova - Research Institute of Virology, Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Epidemiology

Resume

The study of hospitalized children with acute respiratory infections (ARI) found that fever and cough were the most common symptoms, with PCR diagnostics identifying a viral pathogen in 70% of patients, including cases of single-virus and co-infections. Bacteriological culture was positive in 30% of children, with one-fifth having viral-bacterial co-infections. The combined use of PCR and bacteriological methods improves the accuracy of etiological diagnosis, helps identify co-infections, and promotes rational antibiotic prescribing, which is crucial in combating antimicrobial resistance.

Keywords: acute respiratory infections, children, PCR, bacteriology, coinfection, diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance.

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330

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For citation:Mirxoshimov M.B., To‘ychiyev L.N., G.K. Xudaykulova - ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN: MODERN ASPECTS OF CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS//New Day in Medicine 2(88)2026 330-335 https://newdayworldmedicine.com/en/new_day_medicine/2-88-2026

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