Bradley, John S., Byington, Carrie L., Shah, Samir S., Alverson, Brian, Carter, Edward R., Harrison, Christopher, Kaplan, Sheldon L., Mace, Sharon E., McCracken, George H., Moore, Matthew R., St. Peter, Shawn D., Stockwell, Jana A., and Swanson, Jack T.
Evidenced-based guidelines for management of infants and children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were prepared by an expert panel comprising clinicians and investigators representing community pediatrics, public health, and the pediatric specialties of critical care, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, infectious diseases, pulmonology, and surgery. These guidelines are intended for use by primary care and subspecialty providers responsible for the management of otherwise healthy infants and children with CAP in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Site-of-care management, diagnosis, antimicrobial and adjunctive surgical therapy, and prevention are discussed. Areas that warrant future investigations are also highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]