Ultrasound characteristics of community acquired pneumonia in children

Berce, Vojko; Tomazin, Maja; Koren, Brigita

doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.pa3792

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“…Berg et al reported that LUS is a sensitive method for detecting pediatric pneumonia and also helps distinguish between bacterial, viral, and atypical pneumonia, mainly depending on the infiltrate size. The infiltrate size was 3.9 cm for bacterial pneumonia, 3.3 cm for atypical pneumonia, and 1.8 cm for viral pneumonia [ 37 ].…”

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Lung Ultrasound and Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio in Early Diagnosis and Differentiation between Viral and Bacterial Pneumonia in Young Children

et al. 2022

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Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a crucial diagnostic tool for identifying pneumonia in the pediatric age group. However, it plays a limited role in the early distinction between viral and bacterial pneumonia in children. The objectives of our study were to determine if LUS and the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were useful in identifying and distinguishing between viral and bacterial pneumonia in Egyptian children under the age of two. Within the first 12 h of being admitted to our department, 52 children with clinical symptoms and signs suggestive of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) underwent LUS and the NLR. LUS and the NLR strongly differentiated children with viral from those with bacterial pneumonia. For the early diagnosis and differentiation between viral and bacterial pneumonia in young Egyptian children, LUS was proven to be a noninvasive and reliable method. Combining the NLR with LUS increased the diagnostic accuracy when evaluating children suspected of having pneumonia.

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confidence: 99%