CX Daily: China Battles Surge in Respiratory Infections Among Children

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2023年11月4日，北京首都儿科研究所，儿童正在输液，有的孩子因为年龄较小，只能在额头输液。每年秋冬都是呼吸道传染病高发季节，今年肺炎支原体似乎成为主要元凶。图：李丛汛（见习）

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China battles surge in respiratory infections among children

Beijing and other parts of China are battling a surge in respiratory infections, with sick children filling some hospitals to capacity and a lack of nucleic acid kits hampering accurate diagnosis and treatment, Caixin learned.

Hospitals in parts of China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Guangzhou, have recorded a surge in mycoplasma pneumoniae infections over the past few months, according to media reports and doctors Caixin spoke to. In the capital in particular, some children’s hospitals and pediatric departments are close to capacity — if not already full — due to the surge, Caixin learned.