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Cough - acute with chest signs in children - How up-to-date is this topic?
Changes
Version 1.2, revision planned in 2011.
Last revised in November 2007
October 2010 — minor update. The recommendations regarding the management of children under the age of 5 years with viral wheeze have been updated. Issued in November 2010.
March 2009 — minor typographical corrections. Issued in April 2009.
July to November 2007 — this is a new CKS topic that has been developed following a full literature review. The management of community-acquired pneumonia in children was previously covered in the PRODIGY guidance on Chest infections. This CKS topic provides information on the management of viral-induced wheeze/possible asthma and bronchiolitis, which were not covered by the previous PRODIGY guidance.
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