Community-acquired pneumonia in children: clinical, laboratory and etiological features

Respiratory diseases occupy a leading position in the structure of childhood morbidity and mortality. There are certain difficulties in the etiological diagnosis of pneumonia, associated both with the expansion and modification of the spectrum of pathogens, and the insufficient equipment of children's medical institutions. The pathogenesis of pneumonia in children is determined by the characteristics of the factors of both epidemic and immunodeficiency. All these reasons in a certain way explain the belated correction of treatment, leading to a worsening of the patient's condition.