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Vonasek BJ, Kumwenda T, Gumulira J, Nyirongo M, Heller T, Palmer M, McCollum ED, Chiunda M, Garcia-Prats AJ, Bélard S, Mvalo T. POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND FOR TUBERCULOSIS IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023; 43:00006454-990000000-00629. [PMID: 37963311 PMCID: PMC11061262 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) was assessed in 131 children under 5 years old hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition. Of these, 23% had confirmed or unconfirmed TB and 5% were HIV-infected. There were no POCUS findings associated with TB diagnosis. POCUS visualization quality was satisfactory for 65% and examination acceptability was "good" for 52%.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bryan J Vonasek
- From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Lighthouse Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi
- International Training and Education Center for Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - Eric D McCollum
- Global Program in Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Eudowood Division of Pediatric Respiratory Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
| | - Sabine Bélard
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
| | - Tisungane Mvalo
- UNC Project Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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