Lung ultrasound patterns in paediatric pneumonia in Mozambique and Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Improved pneumonia diagnostics are needed, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a promising point-of-care imaging technology for diagnosing pneumonia. The objective was to explore LUS patterns associated with paediatric pneumonia.

Methods

We conducted a prospective, observational study among children aged 2 to 23 months with World Health Organization Integrated Management of Childhood Illness chest-indrawing pneumonia and among children without fast breathing, chest indrawing or fever (no pneumonia cohort) at two district hospitals in Mozambique and Pakistan. We assessed LUS and chest radiograph (CXR) examinations, and viral and bacterial nasopharyngeal carriage, and performed a secondary analysis of LUS patterns.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ginsburg AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7861021 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature