[Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia in children. Current data].

Abstract

Viruses, particularly syncitial respiratory virus, are the main aetiology of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections in infants, while bacterial agents are more frequently responsible in children older than 3 years. Antimicrobial therapy must take into account the development of reduced susceptibility of penicillin to strains of Streptoccocus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae with beta-lactamase, and high frequency of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae infections. Although the mortality rate has remained low in France, the morbidity appeared to increase in recent years.

• Authors: C Marguet, N Bocquel, E Mallet
• Journal: Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie (Arch Pediatr) Vol. 5 Suppl 1 Pg. 9s-13s ( 1998) ISSN: 0929-693X [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Epidémiologie des pneumopathies communautaires de l'enfant. Données actuelles.
• PMID: 10223154 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Child
• Community-Acquired Infections (drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Humans
• Pneumonia (diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Pneumonia, Bacterial (drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Pneumonia, Viral (drug therapy, epidemiology)