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Though viruses are a more common cause as compared to bacteria, antibiotics remain the first line of treatment for pneumonia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study was planned to describe the pulmonary histopathological patterns in cases of pediatric pneumonia (age &lt;12 years) at autopsy and aimed to identify the probable etiology and correlate with clinical presentations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a single-center 3-year retrospective descriptive autopsy study. Relevant clinical data was correlated with the postmortem findings. The cases were assigned to one of the following categories based on probable etiology: viral, bacterial, mixed, or others.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There were 89 cases with a postmortem diagnosis of pneumonia among 262 autopsied children (34%). Most patients had histological patterns that suggested viral and bacterial etiology in 46 (51.7%) and 27 (30.3%), respectively. A total of 35 out of 46 patients received antibiotics. Twelve cases had mixed viral and bacterial patterns. Antibiotics were also given in the remaining four children (4.5%) with a similar clinical presentation, where a diagnosis of tuberculosis (03 cases) and invasive aspergillosis (01) was made at autopsy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Neither clinical features nor investigations reliably differentiate between viral and bacterial pneumonia. Autopsy has an important role in providing insights into the pathogenesis of pneumonia and suggests inappropriate antibiotic exposure. 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