Community-acquired lobar pneumonia in children in the era of universal 7-valent pneumococcal vaccination: A review of clinical presentations and antimicrobial treatment from a Canadian pediatric hospital

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of pediatric admission to hospital. The objectives of this study were twofold: 1) to describe the clinical characteristics of CAP in children admitted to a tertiary care pediatric hospital in the pneumococcal vaccination era and, 2) to examine the antimicrobial selection in hospital and on discharge.