Pediatric Pneumonia Airway Microbiota from Multicenter 16S rRNA Study

198 children with community-acquired pneumonia were enrolled in a multicenter study. Nasopharyngeal aspirates and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were collected for 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing to compare pathogens and microbiota. The dataset was authored by Feng Liu and last updated on 2026-05-15.

Use Cases

• Compare upper and lower airway microbial communities based on sample types mentioned in the description
• Identify potential pathogens associated with pediatric community-acquired pneumonia based on 16S rRNA sequencing data
• Analyze microbiota differences between nasopharyngeal and bronchoalveolar lavage samples from the same patients

Strengths

• Includes data from 198 pediatric patients, providing a defined cohort size.
• Data is sourced from a multicenter study, which may improve generalizability.
• Uses 16S rRNA sequencing, a standard method for microbiome profiling.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is 269.3 KB, indicating a very limited scope of data.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Feng Liu

Collection Method

16S ribosomal RNA sequencing of clinical samples from children indicated for fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 13:21:54; freshness should be verified.