Title

Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older Than 3 Months of Age

Authoring Organizations

Publication Month/Year

October 1, 2011

Last Updated Month/Year

April 11, 2024

Supplemental Implementation Tools

Document Type

Guideline

External Publication Status

Published

Country of Publication

US

Inclusion Criteria

Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Infant

Health Care Settings

Ambulatory, Emergency care, Hospital, Outpatient

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant

Scope

Assessment and screening, Diagnosis, Prevention, Management, Treatment

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D011014 - Pneumonia, D017714 - Community-Acquired Infections

Keywords

community-acquired pneumonia, CAP

Source Citation

John S. Bradley, Carrie L. Byington, Samir S. Shah, Brian Alverson, Edward R. Carter, Christopher Harrison, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Sharon E. Mace, George H. McCracken, Jr, Matthew R. Moore, Shawn D. St Peter, Jana A. Stockwell, Jack T. Swanson, 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, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 53, Issue 7, 1 October 2011, Pages e25–e76, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cir531