Distinguishing types and severity of pediatric pneumonia using modified lung ultrasound score
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.
Authors
- Junxian Ruan
- Wen Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7314-8175)
- Guorong Lyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3123-1138)
- Wei‐Ru Lin
- Jingyang Zheng
- Qiuxia Jiang
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Quanzhou Normal University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1411365
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.11