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Lung Ultrasound as First-Line Examination for the Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children

Contantinia Boursiani, Chrysoula Koumanidou, Aikaterini Malagari, Marina Vakaki, Georgios Karapostolakis, Argyro Mazioti, Efthymia Alexopoulou

Pediatric Emergency Care · 2016 · 73 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

Lung ultrasound plays a significant role in the detection of CAP, not inferior to CXR. The aim of this study was to encourage the use of ultrasound as a first-line examination for CAP in children.

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