Etiology and the challenge of diagnostic testing of community-acquired pneumonia in children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Zulma Vanessa Rueda (Author), Yudy Aguilar (Author), María Angélica Maya (Author), Lucelly López (Author), Andrea Restrepo (Author), Carlos Garcés (Author), Olga Morales (Author), Claudia Roya-Pabón (Author), Mónica Trujillo (Author), Catalina Arango (Author), Ángela Rocio Copete (Author), Cristian Vera (Author), Margarita Rosa Giraldo (Author), Mariana Herrera (Author), Lázaro A. Vélez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality in pediatric population. The etiology of pneumonia in this population is variable and changes according to age and disease severity and where the study is conducted. Our aim was to determine the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia...