Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in Children under 5 Years of Age

Bacteremic pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in children less than 5 years of age in Italy.

BACKGROUND This study was designed to determine the proportion of bacteremic pneumococcal cases in a group of pediatric subjects with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), the importance of the different serotypes and the impact of the currently available pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). METHODS The study involved children who were ≤5 years with radiographically confirmed CAP admitted to...

Hyperglycemia and Red Cell Distribution Width for Prediction of Mortality in Preschool Children with Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

Background Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major infectious cause of mortality in preschool children especially in developing countries. Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) has been associated with poor outcomes of CAP. We aimed to determine whether admission stress hyperglycemia and RDW can predict mortality in preschool children with CAP for early identification of patients at risk of ...

Community Acquired Pneumonia Incidence Among Children Under 5 Years of Age in Concordia Argentina. Universal Vaccination Impact

Population-based hospitalization incidence of respiratory viruses in community-acquired pneumonia in children younger than 5 years of age

viruses in community-acquired pneumonia in children younger than 5 years of age Susan S. Chiu, Pak-Leung Ho, Malik J. S. Peiris, Kwok Hung Chan, Eunice L. Y. Chan Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. Centre of Influenza Research, School of Public Health,...

Characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae and atypical bacterial infections in children 2-5 years of age with community-acquired pneumonia.

The characteristics of community-acquired pneumonia associated with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection were compared with those associated with atypical bacterial infection and with mixed S. pneumoniae-atypical bacterial infection in 196 children aged 2-5 years. S. pneumoniae infections were diagnosed in 48 patients (24.5%); atypical bacterial infections, in 46 (23.5%); and mixed infections, in...