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. 2019 Jul 8;101(3):689–695. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0745

Table 5.

Sonographic diagnosis by ultrasound imaging by clinical officers

Ultrasound impression All cases (n = 360) Unique patients (n = 168) Among cases with diagnosis of pneumonia (n = 220) Among cases with diagnosis of TB (n = 22)
Normal 88 (24.4) 48 (28.6) 48 (21.3) 2 (9.1)
Bronchiolitis or viral pneumonia 185 (51.4) 82 (48.8) 121 (53.8) 13 (59.1)
Consolidation/bacterial pneumonia 108 (30.0) 49 (29.2) 82 (36.4) 11 (50.0)
Interstitial syndrome* 35 (9.7) 13 (7.7) 11 (4.9) 2 (9.1)
Pleural effusion 0 (0.6) 2 (1.2) 2 (0.9) 1 (4.6)
Pneumothorax 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Other 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

* Interstitial syndrome referring to acute respiratory distress syndrome or severe viral lower respiratory tract infection, less commonly pulmonary edema.15