An international standardization to study the clinical use of lung ultrasound to discriminate viral, bacterial and atypical pneumonia in children with community acquired pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population worldwide. Establishing a definitive etiological diagnosis in children with CAP remains challenging, as clinical, laboratory, and radiologic findings are often insufficient. Consequently, empirical and frequently unnecessary antibiotic treatments are commonly prescribed.

Main body

Lung ultrasound (LUS) has demonstrated diagnostic accuracy comparable to chest X-ray (CXR) for CAP, while eliminating radiation exposure. Emerging evidence suggests that LUS may also differentiate the underlying etiologies of CAP. Assuming that distinct CAP etiologies exhibit characteristic LUS features, we aim to design a study protocol to develop a predictive model that integrat

SUBMITTER: Di Sarno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12462357 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature