Mechanisms, molecular and sero-epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial respiratory pathogens isolated from Japanese children

Table 1 Key demographics and patient characteristics (combined data for all four 1-week study periods).

¹More than one RTI reported in some patients. Percentages are calculated using total number of RTIs (n = 5774).
²Other infections: acroposthitis; acute gastroenteritis; acute pneumonia; acute rhinitis; adenovirus infection; allergic bronchitis; asthmatic bronchitis; bronchiolitis; allergic/asthmatic bronchitis; cervical lymphadenitis; chlamydial infection; conjunctivitis; cough; enzootic fever; epidemic catarrh; erythema infectiosum; exanthema subitum; haemolytic streptococcal infection; hand, foot and mouth disease; herpangina; lacunar tonsillitis; lateral pharyngitis; mycoplasma infection; mycoplasma pneumonia; parotitis; pertussis; pseudocroup; rhinitis; suppurative tonsillitis; sinobronchitis; tuberculosis; viral infection.
RTI, respiratory tract infection.

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