Lung ultrasonography to diagnose community-acquired pneumonia in children

Lung ultrasonography to diagnose community-acquired pneumonia in children

Abstract Background Early diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is essential to reduce the total burden of this disease. Traditionally, chest radiography (CR) is used to identify true CAP. However, CR is not a perfect diagnostic test for CAP. The use of lung ultrasonography (LUS) has been...

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Main Authors: Nicola Principi, Andrea Esposito, Caterina Giannitto, Susanna Esposito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Chest radiography
Community-acquired pneumonia
Lung ultrasonography
LUS
Ultrasound
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0561-9

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