title: Approach to common bacterial infections: community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) occurs more often in early childhood than at almost any other age. Many microorganisms are associated with pneumonia, but individual pathogens are difficult to identify, which poses problems in antibiotic management. This article reviews the common as well as new, emerging pathogens, as well as the guidelines for management of pediatric CAP. Current guidelines for pediatric CAP continue to recommend the use of high-dose amoxicillin for bacterial CAP and azithromycin for suspected atypical CAP (usually caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae) in children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. irohtam@umn.edu
authors.forename: Pui-Ying
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Iroh Tam
mesh_terms: D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000658:Amoxicillin; D017963:Azithromycin