Community-acquired pneumonia in children: antibacterial therapy

Abstract

Thе article reviews present-day concepts of community-acquired pneumonia in children after the approval in 2011 of research and practical program "Community-acquired pneumonia in children (prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and prevention)" by the Russian Respiratory Society. Practicing pediatricians have to choose the most suitable antibiotic which is more often a macrolide, according to the latest data on the etiology of the disease in Russia.

Keywords

• дети
• внебольничная пневмония
• антибиотикотерапия
• children
• community-acquired pneumonia
• antibiotic therapy