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J Pediatr. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 June 08. Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2016 June ; 173: 188–195.e4. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.02.049.

Community-Acquired Pneumonia Hospitalization among Children with Neurologic Disorders Alexander J. Millman, MD1,2, Lyn Finelli, DrPH, MS1, Anna M. Bramley, MPH1, Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH3, Derek J. Williams, MD, MPH4, Sandra R. Arnold, MD5,6, Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH4, Evan J. Anderson, MD7, Jonathan A. McCullers, MD5,6,8, Krow Ampofo, MD9, Andrew T. Pavia, MD9, Kathryn M. Edwards, MD4, and Seema Jain, MD1

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1Influenza

Division, Atlanta, GA

2Epidemic

Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA

3National

Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

4Vanderbilt 5Le

Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN

6University 7Emory 8St.

University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN

University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

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9University

of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Abstract Objective—To describe and compare the clinical characteristics, outcomes, and etiology of pneumonia among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with neurologic disorders, non-neurologic underlying conditions, and no underlying conditions.

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Study design—Children