In this prospective, observational study on previously healthy children< 18 years, we aimed
to study the diagnostic ability of clinical features and inflammatory markers to (i) predict …

Recommendations for the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) advocate
that, in the absence of the clinical and laboratory findings typical of bacterial CAP, antibiotics …

Background Pneumonia causes significant morbidity and mortality in children worldwide,
especially in resource-poor settings. Accurate identification of bacterial etiology leads to …

Despite the importance of paediatric pneumonia as a cause of short and long-term morbidity
and mortality worldwide, a reliable gold standard for its diagnosis remains elusive. The utility …

Importance Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. It is
important to identify the clinical symptoms and physical examination findings associated with …

Background: Improved Childhood Immunizations Programs, especially the introduction of
pneumococcal vaccination, better diagnostic methods and the importance of reduced …

Background: A study was undertaken to investigate the differential diagnostic role of chest
radiographic findings, total white blood cell count (WBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate …

Background: The diagnosis of pneumonia in children is challenging, given the wide overlap
of many of the symptoms and physical examination findings with other common respiratory …

Background Differentiating bacterial from viral pneumonia is important for guiding targeted
management and judicious use of antibiotics. We assessed if clinical characteristics and …

Objective. To determine predictive factors for the presence of focal infiltrates in children with
clinically suspected pneumonia in a pediatric emergency department. Methods. Children (1 …