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What is the most common cause of pneumonia in children 5-15 years of age?

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Question added by Naveed Mughal MD , Urgent Care Medical Director , Urgent Care for Kids Corporate Headquarters
Date Posted: 2016/10/02
Ahmed Hamed
by Ahmed Hamed , director of infection control department , ministry of health in egypt

H.INFLUNZA.......STREPT.PNEUMONIA....MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA

MUSAB ELZEIN
by MUSAB ELZEIN , general practitioner , KIMS suncity medical centre

community aquered pnumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the most common cause 

Jamie Cooper
by Jamie Cooper , Home Health Nurse , Epic Health Services

Bacterial pathogens including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydia pneumoniae become more frequent. In children up to 15 years of age, S pneumoniae accounts for between 17% and 28% of all community-acquired pneumonia cases.

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by Deleted user

With increasing age, incidence of pneumonia decreases, but bacterial pathogens including Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause

Radia Mosaad
by Radia Mosaad , Nursing manager , University hospital of kafrelshiekh

Viral infection _streptococcal microorganism

Denise Yong
by Denise Yong , Nurse Manager , Zabedah Tahrim King Abdulaziz Medical

Community acquired Pneumonia. (Streptococcal Pneumonia)

Drabbas Shahid
by Drabbas Shahid , general practitioner , mukhtar clinic

most common cause of pneumonia in childrens 5 to 15 year of age is h.influenza