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ArticleCureus2021

Utilization of Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Detect Splenic Microabscesses in Pediatric Melioidosis.

Teeranai Sakulchit, Louise Ngu, Yek Kee Chor, Gene Y Ong

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Teeranai SakulchitDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Songklanagarind Hospital, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, THA.
Louise NguDepartment of Pediatrics, Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, MYS.
Yek Kee ChorDepartment of Pediatrics, Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak, MYS.
Gene Y OngChildren's Emergency, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, SGP.
Sarawak General Hospital · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melioidosis is an infectious disease most commonly found in places with tropical climates. Definitive diagnosis can be confirmed by culture or pathological results of blood or infected organ. However, imaging study is helpful in providing early provisional diagnosis and guiding therapy. Point-of-care ultrasound can be currently performed bedside by non-radiological staff such as emergency physicians or intensivists. We present the case of a pediatric patient who got diagnosed with melioidosis after detection of multiple splenic and hepatic abscesses by point-of-care ultrasound, leading to early diagnosis and appropriate empirical antibiotic selection, resulting in good treatment outcome.

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childrenmelioidosispoint of care ultrasoundsplenic abscess

Identifiers

PMID33842136
PMCPMC8025733
OpenAlexW3133874431

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