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The Use of Lung Ultrasound to Monitor the Antibiotic Response of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia in Children: A Preliminary Hypothesis
Author(s) -
Buonsenso Danilo,
Brancato Federica,
Valentini Piero,
Curatola Antonietta,
Supino Mariachiara,
Musolino Anna Maria
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.1002/jum.15147
Subject(s) - medicine , lung ultrasound , pneumonia , community acquired pneumonia , antibiotic therapy , lung , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , ultrasound , pediatrics , radiology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with high morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. Over the last 10 years, lung ultrasound (US) has been widely studied as an alternative diagnostic tool for adult and pediatric CAP with excellent results. In this case series, we describe clinical and laboratory results as well as detailed lung US findings in 6 children with CAP, showing the potential use of lung US in monitoring the response to antibiotic therapy.