Childhood pneumonia in developing countries

Childhood pneumonia in developing countries

Introduction Pneumonia is a leading cause of death among children worldwide; however, in developing countries the greatest burden of the disease is among the under-5s. This review article details the aetiology, clinical features, investigations, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and other forms of management of pneumonia. The prevention of pneumonia is discussed and the future prospects for ...

Childhood pneumonia in developing countries.

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Treatment of childhood pneumonia in developing countries

Definition of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) CAP can be defined clinically as the presence of signs and symptoms of pneumonia in a previously healthy child due to an acute infection (of less than 14 days’ duration) of the lower respiratory tract (usually occurs below terminal bronchioles) leading to cough or difficult breathing, tachypnoea, or lower chest-wall indrawing, which has been acqu...

Neonatal pneumonia in developing countries.

Pneumonia contributes to between 750,000 and 1.2 million neonatal deaths and an unknown number of stillbirths each year world wide. The aetiology depends on time of onset. Gram negative bacilli predominate in the first week of life, and Gram positive bacteria after that. Streptococcus pneumoniae probably causes about 25% of neonatal pneumonia. Interventions that would reduce mortality from this...

Aetiology of severe pneumonia in developing countries.