Community Acquired Pneumonia Antibiotic Guidelines for Child

Are you evaluating a young infant with CAP?

Yes

Was the pneumonia due to problematic pathogen (MRSA, other)?

Yes

Does/Has/Is the patient?

• have a lung abscess?

Yes

• have an empyema?

Yes

• been septic?

Yes

• had a severe and complicated illness?

Yes

• have impaired host defenses?

Yes

• clinically improved?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate ?

Number of reasons to consider a longer duration of antibiotic therapy

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Therapy

Options
Selection
Drug Interactions
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Factors Influencing Choice of Antibacterial Therapy in Child
Dosage Calculations
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Parapneumonic Effusion - Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Child
Dosage Adjustments
- Criteria for Patient with COPD Exacerbation Who Does Not Require Antibiotic Therapy
- Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Parapneumonic Effusion - Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Child
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
- Model for Predicting Oral Antibiotic Treatment Failure in Child with Rapid Breathing Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Criteria for Failure of Oral Antibiotic Therapy in Child with Rapid Breathing Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Prevention
- Recommendations for Prevention of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Infants

Monitoring

Response To Therapy

Evaluation

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Interpretation and Description

References

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Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Child

Purpose: To manage a pediatric patient with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Therapy

Monitoring

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10