ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2025
Evaluation of the application value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children: a preliminary study based on large-scale outpatient cases.
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Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of lung ultrasound (LUS) for childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: A case-control study was conducted among pediatric outpatients with suspected CAP who underwent LUS examination. Baseline data such as clinical manifestations were collected. Diagnostic performance was assessed using Pearson Chi-square tests, with CT scans as the gold standard. Specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of LUS were analyzed. Results: The study included 246 patients who underwent both LUS and CT (observation group) and 111 controls who received concurrent chest x-ray and CT within one week. LUS demonstrated significantly higher sensitivity (91.30% vs. 75.00%, Conclusion: LUS exhibits high concordance with CT in pediatric CAP diagnosis, demonstrating excellent screening and diagnostic value for childhood CAP.
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