title: Lung Ultrasound in Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Ventilator Associated Pneumonia before Any Radiographic or Laboratory Changes.
abstract: Neonatal pneumonia is reported to be the primary cause of neonatal respiratory failure and one of the common causes of neonatal hospitalization and death in developing countries. Chest X-ray was considered the gold standard for diagnosis of neonatal pneumonia. Lung ultrasonography has been described as a valuable noninvasive tool for the diagnosis of many neonatal pulmonary diseases. We report a case of ventilation associated neonatal pneumonia with very early diagnosis using lung ultrasound before any significant radiographic changes in chest X-ray or laboratory findings suggestive of infection.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics & Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics & Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9367-5581
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omran
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics & Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Nouran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bioumy
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics & Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Sonya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El-Sharkawy