U.S., April 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06921993) titled 'Lung Ultrasound for Guiding Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Pneumonia' on April 02.
Brief Summary: Pneumonia is a major cause of illness and death in children, with an annual incidence of about 3.3 per 1,000 in those under five years old, many requiring hospitalization. The diagnosis is challenging due to the absence of a universally accepted gold standard, leading to variability in emergency settings. Current guidelines recommend diagnosis based on history and physical examination, which do not reliably differentiate pneumonia from other respiratory infections or identify whether it is bacterial or viral in nature. This uncertainty ca...