Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Community-acquired pneumonia in children
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- CAP most common and severe in children under 5 years
- Under 2 years - viral pathogens predominate (RSV, influenza, parainfluenza, rhinovirus); bacterial infection relatively uncommon
- Over 2 years - Streptococcus pneumoniae most common bacterial cause across all paediatric age groups
- Up-to-date PCV vaccination is reassuring in a child with mild LRTI symptoms
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