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CT scans are not a primary modality of testing for bacterial pneumonia. It is utilized in complex cases where the cause is unknown<ref name="pmid30020693">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2021 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=30020693 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> and when empiric antibiotic use | CT scans are not a primary modality of testing for bacterial pneumonia. It is utilized in complex cases where the cause is unknown<ref name="pmid30020693">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2021 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=30020693 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> and when empiric antibiotic use yields no symptomatic relief. The information retrieved through CT scans can be useful in differentiating infectious and noninfectious pneumonia.<ref name="pmid10459281">{{cite journal| author=Murata K, Takahashi M, Furukawa A, Itoh R, Yamasaki M, Sho K | display-authors=etal| title=[CT findings of pulmonary infections]. | journal=Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi | year= 1999 | volume= 59 | issue= 8 | pages= 371-9 | pmid=10459281 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10459281 }} </ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Arooj Naz
Overview
CT scans are not a primary modality of testing for bacterial pneumonia. It is utilized in complex cases where the cause is unknown[1] and when empiric antibiotic use yields no symptomatic relief. The information retrieved through CT scans can be useful in differentiating infectious and noninfectious pneumonia.[2]