Open AccessTreatment of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children
Author(s) -
Nevenka P. Rončević-Babin,
Jelena Popadić,
Aleksandra Stojadinović
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0208299r
Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , respiratory tract infections , etiology , intensive care medicine , drug , respiratory tract , pneumonia , incidence (geometry) , mycoplasma , pharmacotherapy , respiratory system , antibiotics , pediatrics , optics , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , psychiatry , biology
Acute respiratory tract infections are the most common childhood diseases. A preschool child suffers up to 5-7 infections of upper airways during a year. Lower airway infections make 5-20% of all respiratory infections.