Community-acquired pneumonia, or CAP, ... On the other hand, an abrupt increase in fevers, difficulty breathing and toxic appearance suggests bacterial pneumonia. Chest X-ray .

(HealthDay News) — Many general practitioners prescribe antibiotics for suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) even when chest radiograph (CR) results are negative, according to a study ...

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common childhood infection. Inflammatory markers and radiological features have not previously been found useful in distinguishing bacterial ...

A Deep-Learning Model Using Chest Radiographs for Prediction of 30-Day Mortality in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Development and External Validation Article Publication Date 23-Jun-2023 ...

The combined area under the summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve for LUS was 0.9712 (Q index, 0.9218) and for CXR was 0.9810 (Q index, 0.9391).

Pinot J, Gilberg S, Laouénan C, et al. Relation Between Chest Radiography Results and Antibiotic Initiation in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Management by General Practitioners. Ann Fam Med . 2024 ...