Viral and bacterial coinfection among hospitalized children with respiratory tract infections

•Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) in respiratory tract infections was the most predominant.•27.9% of the children had multiple pathogens codetections, this mostly included MP.•MP should be included in differential diagnosis in respiratory tract infections. BackgroundThe epidemiology of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) and local dominant etiologies of pathogens that cause respiratory tract infections (RTIs) among central China children (≤14 years old)...