Treatment outcome of community acquired pneumonia among pediatric patients admitted to pediatrics wards at university of Gondar comprehensive and specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a Retrospective cohort study.

Background: Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung parenchyma and is a substantial cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a type of pneumonia termed when patients who develop pneumonia in the outpatient setting and have not been in any health care facilities within 90days.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine treatment outcome of community acquired pneumonia among hospitalized pediatric patients.