The Chinese Medical Association has released new guidelines for diagnosing and treating Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children.

This chest X-ray image reveals areas of increased opacity ... are essential for diagnosing and assessing the extent of pneumonia in pediatric patients.

Common signs of pneumonia in children include ... diagnosed by listening to a patient’s breathing patterns. A chest X-ray may also be ordered in some cases.

While pneumonia symptoms are similar to the common cold, it becomes life threatening when children are exposed to indoor and outdoor air pollution and lack access to clean water, nutrient-rich diets ...