TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Resource-Limited Settings
AU - Brunetti, Enrico
AU - Heller, Tom
AU - Richter, Joachim
AU - Kaminstein, Daniel
AU - Youkee, Daniel
AU - Giordani, Maria Teresa
AU - Goblirsch, Samuel
AU - Tamarozzi, Francesca
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Ultrasound (US) has vast potential in the field of infectious diseases, especially so in resource-limited settings. Recent technological advances have increased availability and access to ultrasound in low-resource settings, where the burden of infectious diseases is greatest. This paper collates the evidence for the utilization of ultrasound and evaluates its effectiveness in the diagnosis and management of a range of infectious diseases. This paper explores the role of ultrasound in population-based screening for specific diseases as well as highlights its benefits for individual patient management. We describe the common diagnostic signs seen on US for common and neglected parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases. We proceed to document the emerging field of chest US which is proving to be a superior imaging modality for the diagnosis of specific pulmonary conditions. We conclude by discussing the efforts needed to formalize and rigorously evaluate the role of ultrasound in infectious diseases.
AB - Ultrasound (US) has vast potential in the field of infectious diseases, especially so in resource-limited settings. Recent technological advances have increased availability and access to ultrasound in low-resource settings, where the burden of infectious diseases is greatest. This paper collates the evidence for the utilization of ultrasound and evaluates its effectiveness in the diagnosis and management of a range of infectious diseases. This paper explores the role of ultrasound in population-based screening for specific diseases as well as highlights its benefits for individual patient management. We describe the common diagnostic signs seen on US for common and neglected parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases. We proceed to document the emerging field of chest US which is proving to be a superior imaging modality for the diagnosis of specific pulmonary conditions. We conclude by discussing the efforts needed to formalize and rigorously evaluate the role of ultrasound in infectious diseases.
KW - Disease detection in resource-limited settings
KW - Imaging for disease detection
KW - Infectious disease screening
KW - Ultrasound
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U2 - 10.1007/s11908-015-0512-7
DO - 10.1007/s11908-015-0512-7
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84954544471
SN - 1523-3847
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Current Infectious Disease Reports
JF - Current Infectious Disease Reports
IS - 2
M1 - 6
ER -