The Role of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Infection Caused by Intracellular, Fungal Pathogens and Mycobacteria: A Systematic Review.

Mariaclaudia MeliLucia SpicuzzaMattia ComellaMilena La SpinaGian Luca TrobiaGiuseppe Fabio ParisiAndrea Di Cataldo Giovanna Russo

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)

Considering the preliminary data, LUS appears to be a promising point-of-care tool, showing patterns of atypical pneumonia and TB which seem different from patterns characterizing common bacterial infection. The role of LUS in the diagnosis of fungal disease is still at an early stage of exploration. Large trials to investigate sonography in these lung infections are granted.

Keyphrases

early stage
pulmonary hypertension
mycobacterium tuberculosis
electronic health record
cell wall
computed tomography
big data
reactive oxygen species
intensive care unit
gram negative