Pediatric Pneumonia Calculator

Select clinical, radiological and laboratory criteria to estimate the probability that pneumonia is bacterial or viral. This tool is illustrative only and does not replace professional clinical judgment.

Clinical Criteria

Clinical Criteria

Radiological Criteria

Radiological Criteria

Laboratory Criteria

Laboratory Criteria

Results

Bacterial Probability:

Viral Probability:

Literature
  • Spanish Society of Pediatric Infectology. Consensus on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in childhood and adolescence. An Pediatr (Barc). 2015;83(5):343.e1-343.e15.
  • British Thoracic Society. Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children: update 2011. Thorax. 2011;66 Suppl 2:ii1-23.
  • World Health Organization. Pocket book of hospital care for children: Guidelines for the management of common childhood illnesses. 2nd edition. WHO; 2013.

The calculation model used is an illustrative simplification and should not be used for diagnosis or clinical management.

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