Neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en niños: Aplicabilidad de las guías clínicas

Abstract

Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of main causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood. In spite of its definition varies largely, the most accepted to recommend treatments is the presence of fever and/or acute respiratory symptoms plus parenchyma infiltrates in chest radiography. Pneumonia is associated to various risk factors and is more frequent under 5 years old. Etiological diagnosis is influenced by age and can be yielded in 40 to 80 percent of cases. There are several clinical guidelines for its management, we analyze some aspects of these guidelines as etiology, diagnosis and treatment.