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    Actualización de neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en pacientes pediátricos. Revisión sistemática
    (Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2023) Pinargote Santana, Pamela Lissette; Pérez Ramírez, Jacinto Eugenio; 1316178159
    Abstract: Respiratory diseases such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children account for 14% of all deaths worldwide in minors under five years of age. In Ecuador, the National Statistics and Census Institute (INEC by its Spanish acronym) reported in the 2018 Census that this pathology was the third cause of death in children under 11 years of age due to different risk factors that include low birth weight, poor nutrition, absent or insufficient breastfeeding, and immature immune system. Objective: To conduct a systematic review on community-acquired pneumonia in pediatric patients. Methodology: This research was a systematic review with PRISMA 2020 methodology; 26 articles from different websites related to medicine were analyzed. Results: Fifty scientific articles were identified, and 26 were included. It was determined that overcrowding, absent or insufficient breastfeeding, and an incomplete vaccination schedule are the main risk factors for acquiring this disease in children under three years of age. Conclusions: Using zinc sulfate in CAP significantly decreases hospital stays, and consuming vitamin C reduces incidence rates of respiratory diseases; complications are more predominant in children under one year, representing 51.51% of cases.