FEATURES OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children remains a pressing problem in modern pediatrics, occupying one of the leading places in the structure of infectious morbidity and mortality in early childhood. Despite progress in the field of vaccination and antibacterial therapy, the level of hospitalizations and fatal outcomes in CAP remains significant. The lack of clear clinical markers, similarity with other respiratory infections, as well as the increasing antibiotic resistance of pathogenic flora complicate timely diagnosis and the choice of rational therapy. Of particular importance is a systematic approach to the study of clinical, diagnostic and microbiological characteristics of CAP in children, taking into account age stratification.