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Brunetti E, Heller T, Richter J, et al. Application of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2016;18(2):6doi: 10.1007/s11908-015-0512-7.
Brunetti, E., Heller, T., Richter, J., Kaminstein, D., Youkee, D., Giordani, M. T., Goblirsch, S., & Tamarozzi, F. (2016). Application of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings. Current infectious disease reports, 18(2), 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-015-0512-7
Brunetti, Enrico, et al. "Application of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings." Current infectious disease reports vol. 18,2 (2016): 6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-015-0512-7
Brunetti E, Heller T, Richter J, Kaminstein D, Youkee D, Giordani MT, Goblirsch S, Tamarozzi F. Application of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2016 Jan;18(2):6. doi: 10.1007/s11908-015-0512-7. PMID: 26781324.
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Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2016 Jan;18(2):6. doi: 10.1007/s11908-015-0512-7.

Application of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings.

Current infectious disease reports

Enrico Brunetti, Tom Heller, Joachim Richter, Daniel Kaminstein, Daniel Youkee, Maria Teresa Giordani, Samuel Goblirsch, Francesca Tamarozzi

Affiliations

  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy. [email protected].
  2. Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. [email protected].
  3. Department of Medicine, Klinikum Muenchen-Perlach, Munich, Germany.
  4. Tropical Medicine, Clinic of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
  5. Department of Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Services, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.
  6. King's College Hospital, London, UK.
  7. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
  8. Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  9. Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 26781324 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-015-0512-7

Abstract

Ultrasound (US) has vast potential in the field of infectious diseases, especially so in resource-limited settings. Recent technological advances have increased availability and access to ultrasound in low-resource settings, where the burden of infectious diseases is greatest. This paper collates the evidence for the utilization of ultrasound and evaluates its effectiveness in the diagnosis and management of a range of infectious diseases. This paper explores the role of ultrasound in population-based screening for specific diseases as well as highlights its benefits for individual patient management. We describe the common diagnostic signs seen on US for common and neglected parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases. We proceed to document the emerging field of chest US which is proving to be a superior imaging modality for the diagnosis of specific pulmonary conditions. We conclude by discussing the efforts needed to formalize and rigorously evaluate the role of ultrasound in infectious diseases.

Keywords: Disease detection in resource-limited settings; Imaging for disease detection; Infectious disease screening; Ultrasound

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