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Lung Ultrasound to Diagnose Pneumonia in Neonates with Fungal Infection.

ABSTRACT: With the improvement in survival rates of low-birthweight and very premature infants, neonatal fungal infection, especially fungal pneumonia, is becoming more and more common, but the diagnosis is always challenging. Recently, lung ultrasound (LUS) has been used to diagnose pneumonia in newborn infants, but not fungal pneumonia. This paper summarizes the ultrasonographic features of seven cases of neonatal fungal pneumonia, such as lung consolidation with air bronchograms, shred signs, lung pulse, pleural line abnormalities, and different kinds of B-lines. It was confirmed that LUS plays an important role in the diagnosis of fungal pneumonia in newborn infants.

SUBMITTER: Liu J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9331912 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lung Ultrasound to Diagnose Pneumonia in Neonates with Fungal Infection.

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