Treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in Korean children.
10.4168/aard.2017.5.4.177
- Author:
You Hoon JEON
1
;
Jeong Hee KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwasung, Korea.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Pneumonia;
Child;
Korea
- MeSH:
Child*;
Epidemiology;
Humans;
Korea;
Mortality;
Pneumonia*
- From:Allergy, Asthma & Respiratory Disease
2017;5(4):177-184
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Community-acquired pneumonia is the leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality. However, there is a lack of data on the epidemiology of pneumonia in Korean children. In this review, we aimed to summarize pneumonia studies in Korea and suggest diagnostic methods and treatment for Korean children who were referred based on the foreign guidelines for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia. A Korean guideline for pediatric pneumonia in tune with domestic circumstances is needed.
