Modern approaches at the management of children with community-acquired pneumonia

Abstract

Experts of The Union of Pediatricians of Russia have developed current clinical guidelines for management of children with community-acquired pneumonia, which were approved by the Scientific and Practice Council of Ministry of Public Health of the Russian Federation in January 2022. Particular attention is paid to the etiological structure, modern classification, diagnostic tests and flagship approaches to antibacterial therapy of community-acquired pneumonia in children based on the principles of evidentiary medicine.