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What is the specificity of dynamic air bronchograms for bacterial pneumonia?
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Hospital Medicine · CU Anschutz
Dynamic air bronchograms on lung ultrasound for bacterial Pneumonia has a specificity estimate around 95% (PMIDs 19225063, 34582414 ). This high specificity reflects the presence of patent, transiently air-filled bronchi within consolidation characteristic of bacterial pneumonia and helps distinguis...