Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization among U.S. Children

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Authors

Seema Jain

Derek J. Williams · Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital

Sandra R. Arnold · Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Krow Ampofo · University of Utah

Anna M. Bramley

Carrie Reed

Chris Stockmann · University of Utah

Evan J. Anderson · Northwestern University

Abstract

The burden of hospitalization for children with community-acquired pneumonia was highest among the very young, with respiratory viruses the most commonly detected causes of pneumonia. (Funded by the Influenza Division of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.).

Topics & Keywords

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Respiratory viral infections research Emergency and Acute Care Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 372, Issue 9, pp. 835-845

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1405870

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