Community-Acquired Pneumonia Hospitalization among Children with Neurologic Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe and compare the clinical characteristics, outcomes, and etiology of pneumonia among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with neurologic disorders, non-neurologic underlying conditions, and no underlying conditions.

Study design

Children <18 years old hospitalized with clinical and radiographic CAP were enrolled at 3 US children's hospitals. Neurologic disorders included cerebral palsy, developmental delay, Down syndrome, epilepsy, non-Down syndrome chromosomal abnormalities, and spinal cord abnormalities. We compared the epidemiology, etiology, and clinical outcomes of CAP in children with neurologic disorders with those with non-neurologic underlying conditions, and those with no underlying conditions using bivariate, age-stra

SUBMITTER: Millman AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4897771 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature