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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of necrotizing pneumonia secondary to severe pneumonia in children

  • By

  • Lin Che

  • Weifang Zhou

  • Qinghui Chen

  • Fangfang Cheng

  • Jianmei Tian

  • May 20, 2026

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    The study identified clinical risk factors for necrotizing pneumonia (NP) in children with severe pneumonia through a retrospective case-control analysis.

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    Chest pain, elevated white blood cell count, and increased fibrin degradation products were found to be independent risk factors for NP.

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    The predictive model combining chest pain, WBC, and FDPs demonstrated high performance with an AUC of 0.941, sensitivity, and specificity of 87.88%.

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    Children with NP often experience severe symptoms, prolonged hospitalization, and complications such as empyema and respiratory failure.

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    The study emphasizes the need for early identification and risk stratification tools to improve clinical management of NP in pediatric patients.

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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of necrotizing pneumonia secondary to severe pneumonia in children

  • by Lin Che, Weifang Zhou, Qinghui Chen, Fangfang Cheng, Jianmei Tian

  • May 20, 2026

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