From the Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Lighthouse Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Feb 1;43(2):e65-e67. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004158. Epub 2023 Nov 1.
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%.
床边超声(POCUS)用于诊断结核病(TB),共纳入 131 名 5 岁以下因严重急性营养不良住院的儿童,其中 23%有确诊或疑似 TB,5%感染 HIV。POCUS 无 TB 诊断相关发现。65%的 POCUS 可视化质量令人满意,52%的检查可接受性为“良好”。