Community-Acquired Pneumonia Visualized on CT Scans but Not Chest Radiographs: Pathogens, Severity, and Clinical Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical significance of pneumonia visualized on CT scan in the setting of a normal chest radiograph is uncertain.

Methods

In a multicenter prospective surveillance study of adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), we compared the presenting clinical features, pathogens present, and outcomes of patients with pneumonia visualized on a CT scan but not on a concurrent chest radiograph (CT-only pneumonia) and those with pneumonia visualized on a chest radiograph. All patients underwent chest radiography; the decision to obtain CT imaging was determined by the treating clinicians. Chest radiographs and CT images were interpreted by study-dedicated thoracic radiologists blinded to the clinical data.

Results

The study population included 2,

SUBMITTER: Upchurch CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5989638 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature