The researchers found that 72.8% of children had negative CXRs, with 8.9% of these children clinically diagnosed with pneumonia and 9.3% given antibiotics for other bacterial syndromes. HealthDay News ...

Background and Goal: This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia. Study Approach: A ...

Leesburg, VA, June 30, 2023—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a deep learning-based model using initial chest radiographs predicted 30 ...

Higher clinical severity was seen in patients with positive vs negative CR, with longer-lasting symptoms. (HealthDay News) — Many general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for suspected ...

Neuman and coworkers conducted a prospective cohort study to try to add to what is known about predictive factors for a diagnosis of pneumonia in children seen in the emergency department (ED). The ...

Meta-analysis showed LUS and CXR were similar in diagnosing pediatric community-acquired pneumonia, with LUS having higher sensitivity and similar specificity. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is as effective as ...

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Public Health Reports (1974-) Vol. 131, No. 3, MAY/JUNE 2016 Utility of Keywords from Chest Radiograph Reports for Pneumonia Surveillance Among Hospitalized Patients with Influenza: The CDC Influenza ...

Multivariate analyses associate increased emergency department volume with delayed nursing-dependent care for patients with pneumonia, despite high ratios of nurses to patients. The setting was a ...

doctor checking young child’s cough CXR had negative predictive value of 98.8% in children evaluated for suspected pneumonia. HealthDay News — A negative chest radiograph (CXR) accurately excludes ...

More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics. (HealthDay News) — Many general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for suspected community-acquired ...