Pneumonia remains a common and potentially serious infection in children. This review
summarizes the problems involved in making the diagnosis and establishing a cause and …

In the United States, pneumonia is the most common cause of hospitalization in children.
Even in hospitalized children, community-acquired pneumonia is most likely of viral etiology …

This brief review focuses on management of pediatric patients older than 3 months who
have community-acquired pneumonia without empyema and who are otherwise normal and …

Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common serious infections in children,
with an annual incidence of 34 to 40 cases per 1,000 children in Europe and North America …

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 …

Community-acquired pneumonia is a potentially serious infection in children and often
results in hospitalization. The diagnosis can be based on the history and physical …

Objective: To develop guidelines for the diagnosis and management of community-acquired
pediatric pneumonia. Options: Clinical assessment, radiography, laboratory testing, and …

Objective To provide cutting-edge information for the management of community-acquired
pneumonia in children under 5 years, based on the latest evidence published in the …

The treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children is empirical, being
based on the knowledge of the etiology of CAP at different ages. As a result of currently …

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