Imaging of Pulmonary Infection
Franquet, Tomas (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau)
Chung, Johnathan H. (Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA)
Hodler, Juerg (University Hospital Zurich (Suïssa))
Kubik-Huch, Rahel A. (Kantonsspital Baden (Zúric, Suïssa))
von Schulthess, Gustav K. (University Hospital Zurich (Suïssa))
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Date:	2019
Abstract:	The spectrum of organisms known to cause respiratory infections is broad and constantly increasing as new pathogens are identified, and an increasing number of patients have impaired immunity due to disease or medications. The radiographic manifestations of a given organism may be variable depending on the immunologic status of the patient and the presence of pre- or coexisting lung disease. Moreover, the clinical data and radiographic findings often fail to lead to a definitive diagnosis of pneumonia because there are an extensive number of noninfectious processes associated with febrile pneumonitis. This chapter describes and illustrates the characteristic imaging manifestations of the most common community- acquired pneumonias, nosocomial pneumonias, and the various infections seen in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Lung infections ; CT ; Chest radiograph
Published in:	Diseases of the Chest, Breast, Heart and Vessels 2019-2022, 02 2019, p. 65-77

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11149-6_7
PMID: 32096948

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