ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2024
Distinguishing types and severity of pediatric pneumonia using modified lung ultrasound score.
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- Mapping the Evolution of Diagnostic Research onPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Lung ultrasound combined with C-reactive protein for identifying a bacterial component in children hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective observational study.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Methodological comparison of capillary and venous blood parameters in pediatricTranslational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Artificial intelligence in the diagnosis and prognosis of pediatric bacterial pneumonia: current advances and challenges.Current opinion in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Lung Ultrasound Findings in Pediatric Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia: A Prospective Multicenter Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Circulating Surfactant Protein-D for Risk Stratification in Paediatric Acute Lung Infections: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Diagnostic testing and antibiotic stewardship for pneumonia in children worldwide: current developments and next steps.Current opinion in pediatrics · 2025Review
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic utility of the modified lung ultrasound score (MLUS) in distinguishing between Mycoplasma pneumonia and viral pneumonia in children and evaluate their severity. Methods: A prospective collection of 137 suspected cases of community-acquired pneumonia in children admitted to the Quanzhou Maternity and Children's Hospital in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, from January 2023 to December 2023 constituted the study cohort. All patients underwent lung ultrasound examinations, and MLUS scores were assigned based on ultrasound findings, including pleural lines, A-lines, B-lines, and lung consolidations. Based on the pathogenic results, the patients were categorized into the Mycoplasma pneumonia (74 cases) and viral pneumonia (63 cases) groups. The severity was classified as mild (110 cases) or severe (27 cases). The diagnostic value of MLUS for Mycoplasma pneumonia and viral pneumonia in children was analyzed. Results: (1) MLUS scores were significantly different between the Mycoplasma pneumonia (15, 10-21) and viral pneumonia (8, 5-16) groups ( Conclusion: MLUS, coupled with ultrasound signs of large-area lung consolidation, had reference significance for the differential diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumonia and viral pneumonia in children and can be a preliminary assessment of the severity of viral pneumonia or mycoplasma pneumonia in children.
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