Lack of predictive value of tachypnea in the diagnosis of pneumonia in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 406-409

  Shah, Sonal ^a   Bachur, Richard ^b   Kim, Daniel ^b   Neuman, Mark I ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Chest X ray; Diagnostic testing; Pneumonia; Tachypnea

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 77951865870     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181cb45a7     Document Type: Article

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