An understanding of the epidemiology and bacteriology of pneumonia in childhood is
frustrated by the difficulties in making an aetiological diagnosis in young children. Incidence …

The clinical findings and etiologic agents of childhood pneumonia vary, dependent upon the
age of the child, with major differences seen in neonates, young infants 1 to 3 months of age …

Background. To investigate the etiology of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia, we
conducted a prospective, population-based study covering the total population< 15 years of …

Childhood pneumonia is the leading single cause of mortality in children aged less than 5
years. The incidence in this age group is estimated to be 0.29 episodes per child-year in …

Background. This paper describes challenges in etiologic diagnosis and treatment of
childhood community-acquired pneumonia and the means of addressing some of them …

Pneumonia causes substantial morbidity in children worldwide and is a leading cause of
death in children in the developing world. The incidence of pneumonia is the highest in …

Objectives. The precise epidemiology of childhood pneumonia remains poorly defined.
Accurate and prompt etiologic diagnosis is limited by inadequate clinical, radiologic, and …

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children around the world. This article reviews
the clinical manifestations, diagnoses, and management of the major causes of bacterial …

Much of what we know about childhood community-acquired pneumonia in developed
countries comes from studies in Europe, where approximately 2.5 million cases of childhood …

There are few comprehensive epidemiological studies of pneumonia in the developed
world. Ascertainment and definition are important variables in the estimation of pneumonia …