Abstract:Objective To explore the predictive value of platelet distribution width (PDW) and creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB) in the prognosis of children with mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia.Methods In this prospective cohort study, 127 pediatric patients with confirmed mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia were enrolled at our hospital from January 2020 to December 2023. Patients were classified into an improvement group or an adverse outcome group based on their response to treatment. We analyzed pre-treatment PDW and CK-MB levels, explored their correlation with the clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS), and evaluated their predictive performance using ROC curve analysis.Results The duration of fever and clinical pulmonary infection score in the adverse outcome group were higher than those in the improvement group (P < 0.05). The platelet distribution width, neutrophil count, white blood cell, monocyte proportion, creatine kinase isoenzyme level, and CRP level in the adverse outcome group were higher than those in the improvement group (P < 0.05), while the lymphocyte proportion and platelet count were lower than those in the improvement group (P < 0.05).The clinical pulmonary infection score is positively correlated with platelet distribution width and creatine kinase isoenzymes (r =0.426 and 0.260, both P < 0.05). The ROC curve results showed that the area under the curve for predicting poor prognosis in children with mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia by combining platelet distribution width and creatine kinase isoenzymes was 0.960 (95% CI: 0.931, 0.989), with a sensitivity of 95.6% (95% CI: 0.938, 0.973) and a specificity of 86.6% (95% CI: 0.813, 0.913), indicating good predictive efficacy.Conclusion Elevated levels of PDW and CK-MB correlate strongly with poorer clinical outcomes in children with mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. The combined application of these markers significantly enhances the precision of prognosis prediction, underscoring their potential as critical biochemical indicators in the clinical assessment of this condition.