Pneumonia and other respiratory infections

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2009 Feb;56(1):135-56, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2008.10.005.

Abstract

Pneumonia is a leading killer of children in developing countries and results in significant morbidity worldwide. This article reviews the management of pneumonia and its complications from the perspective of both developed and resource-poor settings. In addition, evidence-based management of other respiratory infections, including tuberculosis, is discussed. Finally, the management of common complications of pneumonia is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / prevention & control
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Empyema / diagnosis
  • Empyema / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lung Abscess / diagnosis
  • Lung Abscess / therapy
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology
  • Medication Adherence
  • Oxygen / therapeutic use
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia / microbiology
  • Pneumonia / prevention & control
  • Pneumothorax / diagnosis
  • Pneumothorax / therapy
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
  • Vaccination

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Oxygen