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Effective diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia is critical to improve child survival. To meet the Sustainable Development Goal targets for SDG 3.2.1 (reducing child mortality), ending preventable diarrhoea- and pneumonia-related deaths is an urgent priority.
8 Μαρ 2023 · Against this background, WHO/MCA is planning to develop guidelines on the management of pneumonia and diarrhoea in children 2 months to 9 years of age. To initiate the process, several scoping reviews were commissioned in 2020 to identify state-of-the-art evidence on the aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of children with pneumonia ...
16 Ιαν 2023 · Imaging should be restricted to children who appear toxic, those with a recurrent or prolonged course of illness despite treatment, and infants ages 0 to 3 months with a fever, suspected foreign body aspiration, or congenital lung malformation.
1 Ιουν 2014 · The revised guidelines present two major changes to existing guidelines: (A) there are now just 2 categories of pneumonia instead of 3 (“pneumonia” which is treated at home with oral amoxicillin and “severe pneumonia” which requires injectable antibiotics) and (B) oral amoxicillin replaces oral cotrimoxazole as first line treatment, preferably i...
With a wide range of presenting symptoms and potential complications, pneumonia poses a challenge for paediatricians. This article aims to guide physicians in the management, diagnosis and follow up of children with suspected pneumonia, as well as discuss future developments in this field.
FIRST-LINE TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIA n For children 2–59 months of age diagnosed with pneumonia and presenting “fast breathing” and “chest indrawing” clinical signs, oral amoxicillin is the first line of treatment, delivered on an outpatient basis. n Dosage: New guidance is available on appropriate dosages of oral amoxicillin
14 Αυγ 2018 · The management of community-acquired pneumonia in infants and children older than 3 months of age: clinical practice guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
