Lung Ultrasound Is More Sensitive for Hospitalized Consolidated Pneumonia Diagnosis Compared to CXR in Children

Background: Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children; thus, a correct early diagnosis would be ideal. The imagistic diagnosis still uses chest X-ray (CXR), but lung ultrasound (LUS) proves to be reliable for pneumonia diagnosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the sensitivity and...

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Autores principales: Ciuca, Ioana Mihaiela, Dediu, Mihaela, Marc, Monica Steluta, Lukic, Mirabela, Horhat, Delia Ioana, Pop, Liviu Laurentiu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8391397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34438550
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8080659

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8391397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34438550
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8080659

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