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Review
. 2017 Oct;47(11):1392-1398.
doi: 10.1007/s00247-017-3827-8. Epub 2017 Sep 21.

Community-acquired pneumonia in children - a changing spectrum of disease

David M le Roux  1   2 , Heather J Zar  3
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Community-acquired pneumonia in children - a changing spectrum of disease

David M le Roux et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2017 Oct.

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Abstract

Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in children outside the neonatal period, despite advances in prevention and management. Over the last 20 years, there has been a substantial decrease in the incidence of childhood pneumonia and pneumonia-associated mortality. New conjugate vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae type b and Streptococcus pneumoniae have contributed to decreases in radiologic, clinical and complicated pneumonia cases and have reduced hospitalization and mortality. The importance of co-infections with multiple pathogens and the predominance of viral-associated disease are emerging. Better access to effective preventative and management strategies is needed in low- and middle-income countries, while new strategies are needed to address the residual burden of disease once these have been implemented.

Keywords: Children; Conjugate vaccination; Epidemiology; Haemophilus influenzae; Incidence; Pneumococcus; Pneumonia; Radiology; Vaccination.

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