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1: J Infect. 2004 Feb;48(2):134-8.Click here to read Links

Evidence based paediatrics: review of BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children.

Kumar P, McKean MC.

Paediatric Respiratory Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4LP, UK.

Community acquired pneumonia is a common illness with significant morbidity and mortality in children and a high cost to society. Guidelines for management in the UK were issued by the British Thoracic Society in 2002 [Thorax 57 (2002) 1]. This review summarises the guidelines with emphasis on aetiology, investigations and antibiotic treatment.

PMID: 14720488 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]