Makhmudov I.
Mustafaeva S.
Mejidova H.
Agayeva G.
Department of Children’s Diseases of Azerbaijan medical university

Abstract
Pneumonia is one of the most common and life-threatening diseases in children. Pneumonia that develops at home or in the first 72 hours after hospitalization is assessed as community-acquired (home or outpatient) pneumonia (CAP).Despite the latest advances in medical science, due to high rates of morbidity and mortality from pneumonia, chronic pulmonary disease continues to be a pressing problem for pediatric pulmonologists. Although diagnostic and therapeutic criteria for pneumonia have long been developed and widely interpreted, there are still serious challenges in clinical practice, especially towards early diagnosis and rational treatment of pneumonia in outpatient settings. This article interprets some modern information about the diagnostic and therapeutic criteria for chronic disease in children, as well as prevention, as well as the results of an analysis carried out to identify errors in the diagnosis

Keywords: children, community-acquired pneumonia, clinical-diagnostic criteria, rational therapy.