The management of community acquired pneumonia in children: guidelines by the pediatric infectious diseases society of America

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children, especially in developing countries. Worldwide, CAP is the leading cause of death in children younger than five years. Guidelines for the management CAP have been demonstrated to decrease morbidity and mortality rates. They do not represent the only approach to diagnosis and therapy; there is considerable variation among children in the clinical course of pediatric CAP, even with infection caused by the same pathogen. It does not replace the need for the application of clinical judgment to each individual presentation. In this study we aim to discuss the diagnosis and management of CAP in children based on clinical practice guidelines by the pediatric society and the infectious diseases society of America.

Çocuklarda toplum kökenli pnömoniye yaklaþým: Amerikan çocuk enfeksiyon derneði rehberi

Çocuklarda toplum kökenli pnömoni (TKP) özellikle geliþmekte olan ülkelerde önemli bir morbidite ve mortalite nedenidir. Tüm dünyada 5 yaþ altý çocuklarda ölüm nedenlerinin baþýnda gelir. TKP taný ve tedavisine yönelik rehberlerin morbidite ve mortaliteyi azalttýðý gösterilmiþtir. Rehberler taný ve tedavide tek yaklaþým deðildir. Pediatrik TKP’nin klinik seyri çok farklýlýklar gösterdiði gibi ayný patojen farklý klinik tabloya neden olabilir. Rehberler hastayý takip eden klinisyenin deðerlendirmesinin yerini alamaz. Bu çalýþmada çocuklarda TKP’nin taný ve tedavisi Amerikan çocuk enfeksiyon hastalýklarý derneðinin yayýnladýðý rehber ýþýðýnda tartýþýlmaktadýr.