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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a serious global health issue and a common cause of mortality in underserved areas of the world.1  The prevalence of CAP in the United States is approximately 35 to 40 per 1,000 children younger than 4 years and about 10 per 1,000 in teenagers; fewer than 1% die of CAP.2  A full recovery is the expected outcome for most children, with or without antibiotic therapy. Complications are not frequent but are a major source of morbidity when they occur. Complications of CAP include parapneumonic effusion, empyema, abscess, necrotizing pneumonia, bronchopleural fistula, and pneumatocele formation....

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