- Age, 60 months or less
- Meets study criteria for clinical pneumonia
- All the examination are/can be done within (before or after) 72 hours to enrollment
time
- Informed consent obtained from parent or guardian
- Received any pneumococcal vaccine in the past
- Current or underlying conditions that would pose a hazard in obtaining the deep
respiratory aspirate (e.g., bleeding diathesis, severe respiratory compromise and
others as determined by clinician) Aspirates may be obtained from patients who are
intubated
- Any other medical condition that in the opinion of the clinician/investigator would
pose a hazard to the child by participating in the study
- Children with recurrent pneumonia will enter into the study on only one occasion