title: Brazilian paediatricians' awareness of national guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy uses simple clinical signs for the diagnosis and severity evaluation of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe paediatrician awareness of the IMCI strategy for CAP.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study analysing a descriptive case of severe CAP, presented as part of the Brazilian Board of Paediatrician Evaluation (BBPE) tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-six (774/898) per cent of paediatricians followed the IMCI protocol to treat CAP. Although hospitalisation was considered in 90% of the answers, only 35% based this decision on lower chest indrawing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The BBPE showed that most physicians are aware of the IMCI recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Central do Instituto de Assistência aos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. marilenecs@terra.com.br
authors.forename: M A R C
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Sant'anna
authors.forename: L A M
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: M de F P
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: March
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'