title: Community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: Pneumonia is highly prevalent in both developed and developing countries. In this review we list the main organisms affecting children with pneumonia and we propose a summary of the best possible diagnostic and therapeutic measures.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Pulmonary Service, Pontifícia Universidade Católica RGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil. rstein@pucrs.br
authors.forename: Renato T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Paulo J C
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Marostica
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents