title: Persistent/recurrent pneumonia in infants and children.
abstract: An infant or child with recurrent/persistent pneumonia requires a careful evaluation to determine if an underlaying condition may be treatable or surgically correctable.
authors.affiliation: Public Health, State of Delaware.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Craven
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed