PNEUMONIA: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

• Consider hospitalization:

  • < 4-6 mos esp. premies
  • < 3 yrs with lobar pneumonia
  • < 5 yrs with more than one lobe involved
  • Respiratory distress
  • Complicated or involved cases
  • O2 sat < 95% in children
  • Failed OP treatment

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