Evidence based paediatrics: review of BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children.
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.
Kumar
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Paediatric Respiratory Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4LP, UK.
McKean
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic