Determination of the Diagnostic Value of Chest X-Ray Findings in the Differentiation of Bacterial, Viral And Atypical Pneumonia in Children Aging from One Month to Fourteen Years Old Referring to Mofid Children Hospital in 2012-2013

Abstract

Approximately 200 million children under the age of five years are diagnosed with pneumonia every year and pneumonia is responsible for the deaths of nearly 2 million of these children; it is responsible for 1.5% of children’s deaths worldwide. Thus, it can be claimed that, pneumonia is of global significance, especially in case of children.