Problems and controversial issues in diagnostics of pneumonia in newborns

The literature review on the basis of modern domestic and foreign literature data presents information about pneumonia in newborns. It discusses issues of classification and diagnostic criteria for the disease; summarizes actual information about peculiarities, epidemiology of neonatal pneumonia, etiology and specific risk factors for congenital pneumonia, pneumonia with early and late onset, including nosocomial and ventilator-associated pneumonia, communityacquired pneumonia in newborns. It provides data on frequency of respiratory and general clinical symptoms, results of image diagnostics and laboratory diagnostics of the disease. © 2019, Pediatria Ltd.. All rights reserved.