Background: The diagnosis of pneumonia in children is challenging, given the wide overlap
of many of the symptoms and physical examination findings with other common respiratory …

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) established guidelines that rely on
simple clinical signs for the diagnosis of childhood pneumonia in resource-limited settings …

Video Abstract BACKGROUND Several prediction models have been reported to identify
patients with radiographic pneumonia, but none have been validated or broadly …

Objective. To determine predictive factors for the presence of focal infiltrates in children with
clinically suspected pneumonia in a pediatric emergency department. Methods. Children (1 …

Objective To improve the prediction of pediatric pneumonia by developing a series of
models based on clinically distinct subgroups. We hypothesized that these subgroup models …

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate biomarkers to predict radiographic
pneumonia among children with suspected lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI). Methods …

Importance Pneumonia is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children. It is
important to identify the clinical symptoms and physical examination findings associated with …

Background: The role of chest radiograph (CXR) among children with community-acquired
pneumonia is controversial. We aimed to assess if there is association between a specific …

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between historical and physical examination findings
and radiographic pneumonia in children who present with suspicion for pneumonia in the …

Background: The value of physical examination findings in the diagnosis of pneumonia in
children may be limited, and the accuracy of physicians in predicting pneumonia is not …