In Young Kids, Viral Pneumonia Most Common

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children was far more likely to be viral than bacterial (73% versus 15%) and to infect children under the age of 5 compared with older children, according to Seema Jain, MD, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and colleagues. During hospitalization, 88% of patients were treated with antibiotics. Biological samples were not taken during the antibiotic course. http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/Pneumonia/50197?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-02-26&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=ST&eun=g721819d0r&userid=721819&email=amydugan2%40gmail.com&mu_id=5883165&utm_term=Daily