title: Pediatric pneumonia.
abstract: Respiratory disease is common in pediatrics and diagnosing pneumonia may be clinically challenging. Changes in pneumococcal resistance and immunization practices continue to change the incidence and etiologies of pneumonia. Careful attention to epidemiologic, seasonal, and specific pediatric clinical factors and using adjunct radiographs and laboratory tests should guide the emergency physician in his or her management strategy, including selection of antibiotics and inpatient or outpatient disposition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Department, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. rlichenstein@peds.umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lichenstein
authors.forename: Adrienne H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Suggs
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003948:Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014917:Whooping Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents