Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound for pulmonary tuberculosis in outpatients from Papua New Guinea, a resource-limited setting
LUS demonstrates high sensitivity for detecting PTB, equivalent to CXR, but low specificity. LUS may have diagnostic value, particularly where radiography is unavailable. The scoring system that showed higher specificity should be validated in future studies.
Authors
- Juno Min
- Helena Huerga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-9063)
- L Sannino
- Maria S. Lightowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5502-5665)
- Sarala Nicholas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-5999)
- Matthew Fentress (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-7084)
- Stefan Fabian Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-737X)
- Mischa A. Huson
- Erin Stratta
- Thelma Galowa
- Carolyn Hemo
- Anna Nape
Institutions
- Contra Costa College (US)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Epicentre (South Africa) (ZA)
- Port Moresby General Hospital (PG)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (NL)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (US)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108239
- Primary Topic
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00