Pediatr. praxi 2019; 20(1): 7-11 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2019.002
Different approaches to pneumonia in children depending on the age and aetiology
- Dětská klinika LF a FN v Olomouci
Pneumonia is a common infectious disease in children that is largely managed to be cured in developed countries, with the risk of death in uncomplicated cases being lower than 0,5%. In developing countries, however, it is one of the most frequent fatal infectious diseases. Pneumonia is caused by viruses and bacteria or by their combination and, despite the progress in diagnosing – serology, immunofluorescence, PCR – still no rapid and unequivocal method of identifying the causative pathogens is available. It has been reported that in some age groups up to 60% of pneumonia cases are caused by viruses and a large number of patients thus receive unnecessary treatment with antibiotics.
Keywords: pneumonia, children, viruses, bacteria, antibiotics
Published: February 22, 2019 Show citation
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