Viruses and hospitalization for childhood lower respiratory tract infection in Malaysia: A prospective study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
JessieAnne deBruyne ◽  
AnnaMarie Nathan ◽  
YunLee Qiao ◽  
FaizatulLela Jafar ◽  
Yoke-Fun Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
A Prospective Study

scholarly journals Role of lung ultrasound for the etiological diagnosis of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) in children: a prospective study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Buonsenso ◽  
Annamaria Musolino ◽  
Valentina Ferro ◽  
Cristina De Rose ◽  
Rosa Morello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Lung Ultrasound ◽  
Respiratory Pathogens ◽  
Etiological Diagnosis

Abstract Objective and design Our prospective study assesses the role of detailed lung ultrasound (LUS) features to discriminate the etiological diagnosis of acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) in children. Methodology We analyzed patients aged from 1 month to 17 years admitted between March 2018 and April 2020 who were hospitalized for ALRTI. For all patients, history, clinical parameters, microbiological data, and lung ultrasound data were collected. Patients were stratified into three main groups (“bacterial”, “viral”, “atypical”) according to the presumed microbial etiology and LUS findings evaluated according to the etiological group. Nasopharyngeal swabs were obtained from all patients. A qualitative diagnostic test developed by Nurex S.r.l. was used for identification of bacterial and fungal DNA in respiratory samples. The Seegene Allplex™ Respiratory assays were used for the molecular diagnosis of viral respiratory pathogens. In addition, bacterial culture of blood and respiratory samples were performed, when indicated. Results A total of 186 children with suspected ALRTI (44% female) with an average age of 6 were enrolled in the study. We found that some ultrasound findings as size, number and distribution of consolidations, the position and motion of air bronchograms, pleural effusions and distribution of vertical artifacts significantly differ (p < 0.05) in children with bacterial, viral and atypical ALRTI. Conclusion Our study provides a detailed analysis of LUS features able to predict the ALRTI ethology in children. These findings may help the physicians to better manage a child with ALRTI and to offer personalized approach, from diagnosis to treatment and follow-up.

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