South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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Practice Guideline
Diagnosis and management of community-acquired pneumonia in childhood--South African Thoracic Society Guidelines.
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in South African children. The incidence, severity and spectrum of childhood pneumonia have changed owing to the HIV epidemic. Increasing emergence of antimicrobial resistance necessitates a rational approach to the use of antibiotics in pneumonia management. ⋯ These guidelines are based on the available evidence supplemented by the consensus opinion of South African experts in paediatrics, paediatric pulmonology, radiology, infectious diseases and microbiology. Published international guidelines have also been consulted.