Lung Ultrasound Monitoring of Legionella Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication of different severe lung diseases that need to be treated with mechanical ventilation in newborn infants. However, VAP due to Legionella pneumophila infection is rarely reported in the literature, especially in extremely low-birth-weight...
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| description | Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication of different severe lung diseases that need to be treated with mechanical ventilation in newborn infants. However, VAP due to Legionella pneumophila infection is rarely reported in the literature, especially in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants. Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been used in the diagnosis of neonatal pneumonia, but there is no literature on the ultrasound characteristics of Legionella-VAP in ELBW infants. This paper introduced the typical LUS findings of Legionella-VAP in ELBW infants, which mainly includes severe and large-area lung consolidation and atelectasis in the bilateral lungs; whether there is blood supply in the consolidated area has an important reference value for predicting the prognosis. In addition, the treatment and management experience were also introduced together, thereby helping us to deepen the understanding of the disease and avoid missed diagnoses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82bf875351364683aa8e7571c1a817452023-11-23T15:51:13ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182022-09-01129225310.3390/diagnostics12092253Lung Ultrasound Monitoring of Legionella Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight InfantJing Liu0Ru-Xin Qiu1Department of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100043, ChinaDepartment of Neonatology and NICU, Beijing Chao-Yang District Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital, Beijing 100021, ChinaVentilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication of different severe lung diseases that need to be treated with mechanical ventilation in newborn infants. However, VAP due to Legionella pneumophila infection is rarely reported in the literature, especially in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants. Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been used in the diagnosis of neonatal pneumonia, but there is no literature on the ultrasound characteristics of Legionella-VAP in ELBW infants. This paper introduced the typical LUS findings of Legionella-VAP in ELBW infants, which mainly includes severe and large-area lung consolidation and atelectasis in the bilateral lungs; whether there is blood supply in the consolidated area has an important reference value for predicting the prognosis. In addition, the treatment and management experience were also introduced together, thereby helping us to deepen the understanding of the disease and avoid missed diagnoses.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/9/2253lung ultrasoundventilator-associated pneumoniaLegionella pneumophilapneumonianewborn infantextremely low birth weight |
| spellingShingle | Jing Liu Ru-Xin Qiu Lung Ultrasound Monitoring of Legionella Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant Diagnostics lung ultrasound ventilator-associated pneumonia Legionella pneumophila pneumonia newborn infant extremely low birth weight |
| title | Lung Ultrasound Monitoring of Legionella Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant |
| title_full | Lung Ultrasound Monitoring of Legionella Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant |
| title_fullStr | Lung Ultrasound Monitoring of Legionella Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lung Ultrasound Monitoring of Legionella Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant |
| title_short | Lung Ultrasound Monitoring of Legionella Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infant |
| title_sort | lung ultrasound monitoring of legionella ventilator associated pneumonia in an extremely low birth weight infant |
| topic | lung ultrasound ventilator-associated pneumonia Legionella pneumophila pneumonia newborn infant extremely low birth weight |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/9/2253 |
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