Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Published in Respir Res on April 23, 2014

Authors

Miguel A Chavez, Navid Shams, Laura E Ellington, Neha Naithani, Robert H Gilman, Mark C Steinhoff, Mathuram Santosham, Robert E Black, Carrie Price, Margaret Gross, William Checkley1

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Ave Suite 9121, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. wcheckl1@jhmi.edu.

Associated clinical trials:

Point-of-care Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)-Integrated Study of Admitted Patients With COVID-19 (PIOS-COVID) | NCT05228717

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