Abstract

MADRUGA JIMENEZ, Daylin; FONSECA HERNANDEZ, Mercedes; MORERA ALVAREZ, Orlando  and  RIOS ALVERDI, Elizabeth. Good clinical practice guideline for the care of children with community-acquired pneumonia. Medisur [online]. 2019, vol.17, n.6, pp. 907-916.  Epub Dec 02, 2019. ISSN 1727-897X.

Community-acquired pneumonia is common in pediatric age. The objective of this work is to present a medical practice guideline, which helps addressing elements on diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, classification and management of children with community-acquired pneumonia. In the environment which is the context to this Guide, diagnosis and treatment, in most cases, is carried out in the primary care level, with a high incidence rate. Although very few patients require hospital care, the etiological diagnosis and the optimization of antibiotic treatment remain difficult challenges to overcome.

Keywords : Pneumonia; primary health care; pediatrics; practice guidelines as topic.

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