Evidence based paediatrics: review of BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children

Evidence based paediatrics: review of BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children

Kumar P; McKean MC

The Journal Of Infection

2004

Child; Humans; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Preschool; Community-Acquired Infections/drug therapy/etiology; Evidence-Based Medicine/methods; Pediatrics/methods/standards; Pneumonia/drug therapy/etiology

Community acquired pneumonia is a common illness with significant morbidity and mortality in children and a high cost to society. Guidelines for management in the UK were issued by the British Thoracic Society in 2002 [Thorax 57 (2002) 1]. This review summarises the guidelines with emphasis on aetiology, investigations and antibiotic treatment.

2004

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