Good clinical practice guideline for the care of children with community-acquired pneumonia

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia is common in pediatric age. The objective of this work is to present a medical practice guideline, which helps addressing elements on diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, classification and management of children with community-acquired pneumonia. In the environment which is the context to this Guide, diagnosis and treatment, in most cases, is carried out in the primary care level, with a high incidence rate. Although very few patients require hospital care, the etiological diagnosis and the optimization of antibiotic treatment remain difficult challenges to overcome.

Keywords

• neumonía
• atención primaria de salud
• pediatría
• guías de práctica clínica como asunto