Overview of Risk Factors and Management of Acquired Pneumonia among Children, Systemic Review

Abstract: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality amongst kids under the age of 5 years internationally. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors associated to acquired pneumonia among children aged under 5 years old, and also to demonstrate the therapeutic optional procedures that could be used in management of this condition. We conducted a Systematic review study through the literature to identify studies with pneumonia Risk factors, and treatment data. All searches were conducted in November 2016 using the PubMed database and entering search terms that were key words, MeSH terms, synonyms or truncations. different search strategies were conducted. Acquired pneumonia in children is a significant contributor to death in children under 5 years of age. There suffices data to show that S. pneumonia and H. influenzae contribute to > 50% cases of acquired pneumonia. There need to be phased and urgent introduction into the UIP because effective vaccines against both of them are offered. A number of avoidable risk aspects of acquired pneumonia like lack of special breast feeding for the very first 6 months of life, improper complimentary feeding, iron deficiency anemia, poor nutrition, and indoor air contamination must be properly resolved. Keywords: pneumonia. Title: Overview of Risk Factors and Management of Acquired Pneumonia among Children, Systemic Review Author: Fahad Alhazmi, Ayman Alshehri, Ziad Alruwaithi, Hanof Bakri, Rayan Bakri, Haitham Alhazmi, Samah Alamoodi International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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