Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children: Clinical, Laboratory and Etiological Features

Abstract

Respiratory diseases occupy a leading position in the structure of childhood morbidity and mortality. Every year, about 155 million cases of pneumonia in children are registered in the world , and it kills about 1.8 million children under the age of five, which is 20% of all child deaths. Acute pneumonia due to their frequent spread in children remains one of the urgent health problems. In Uzbekistan, acute respiratory diseases and pneumonia account for 50-60% of all morbidity in children. Mortality from acute pneumonia in children of 1 year of age continues to be quite high. According to WHO (1995), its share in the structure of mortality in developed countries is 3-4%, and in developing countries - 10-20% per year. Pneumonia plays a leading role among them.