In 2015, community acquired pneumonia (CAP) accounted for 15% of deaths in children under 5 years old globally and 922 000 deaths globally in children of all ages.
In this podcast Iram Haq, a registrar and clinical research associate in paediatric respiratory medicine, joins us to discuss the definition of pneumonia, how to assess for the infection, and what treatments are effective.
Read the full clinical update:
http://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j686