Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Community-acquired pneumonia in children
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise community-acquired pneumonia in children — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- 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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