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Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children

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  • Kenneth McIntosh, M.D.

Pneumonia remains a common and potentially serious infection in children. This review summarizes the problems involved in making the diagnosis and establishing a cause and offers a practical guide to treatment. Decisions should be based first on the age of the child, then on clinical and epidemiologic considerations, and finally, on the findings on chest radiography.

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Funding and Disclosures

Supported in part by a grant from the Bruce and Joline McCaw Fund.

Author Affiliations

From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, Boston.

Address reprint requests to Dr. McIntosh at Enders 609, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, or at .

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