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This study investigates the case-fatality rate (CFR) and risk factors for death in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) at a pediatric university hospital in Brazil from 1996 to 2011. Out of 860 children studied, the CFR was found to be 3%, with pneumococcus identified as the most common pathogen. A significant reduction in CFR was observed in the later period (2001-2011) compared to the earlier period (1996-2000), attributed to improvements in socio-economic conditions, while the use of penicil

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Sindel ll

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