Management of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children: Clinical practice guidelines by the Paediatrics Association of Nigeria (PAN)
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Date
2015
Authors
Olowu, A.
Elusiyan, J.B.E.
Esangbedo, D.
Ekure, E.N.
Esezobor, C.
Falade, A.G.
Osinusi, K.
Mukhtar-Yola, M.
Meremikwu, M.
Ibe, B.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Paediatric Association of Nigeria
Abstract
Against the background of the subsisting
high childhood mortality
indices in Nigeria, vis-a-vis the
global efforts in the last 10 years to
stem the tide (as articulated in the
Millennium Development Goals),
there has been a corresponding need
to address the common causes of
deaths in under- fives. In Nigeria,
as is the case in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, pneumonia
remains a common cause of under
-five mortality, accounting for
17% of deaths in this age-group.
Indeed, it has been estimated that
globally,
a child dies from pneumonia
every 20 seconds. With these in
mind, and indeed the laudable
goal of a 66% reduction of the
national under-five deaths by the
year 2015, a prompt recognition
and management of pneumonia
(in this vulnerable paediatric population) has become imperative.
This was the logic that informed
the current initiative of the
Paediatric Association of Nigeria,
aimed at formulating diagnostic,
treatment and control policies with
respect to paediatric community
acquired pneumonia (CAP). This
document is targeted primarily at
health care providers working in
Nigeria in centres with limited
facilities as well as those working
in tertiary hospitals.
Description
Staff publications
Keywords
Community acquired pneumonia , clinical protocol , Paediatric Association of Nigeria , Management , Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE
Citation
Olowu A, Elusiyan JBE, Esangbedo D, Ekure EN, Esezobor C, Falade AG Osinusi K, Mukhtar-Yola M, Meremikwu M, Ibe B, Johnson WBR Oviawe O, Bastos I. Management of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children: Clinical practice guidelines by the Paediatrics Association of Nigeria (PAN). Niger J Paed 2015; 42 (4): 283-292.