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British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children: update 2011

Thorax · 2011 · Vol. 66(Suppl 2) · pp. ii1–ii23

Michael J. Harris(John Radcliffe Hospital)Julia Clark(Great North Children's Hospital)Nicole Coote(Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)Penny Fletcher(St. Mary's Hospital)Anthony Harnden(University of Oxford)Michael C McKean(Royal Victoria Infirmary)Andrew R. Thomson✉(John Radcliffe Hospital)

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Abstract

The British Thoracic Society first published management guidelines for community acquired pneumonia in children in 2002 and covered available evidence to early 2000. These updated guidelines represent a review of new evidence since then and consensus clinical opinion where evidence was not found. This document incorporates material from the 2002 guidelines and supersedes the previous guideline document.

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Respiratory viral infections research Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicineGuidelineCommunity-acquired pneumoniaPneumoniaIntensive care medicineFamily medicinePediatricsPathologyInternal medicine

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsChildChild, PreschoolFemaleUnited KingdomHumansMalePneumoniaSocieties, MedicalCommunity-Acquired InfectionsEvidence-Based MedicineGuideline Adherence