A study in The Annals of Family Medicine explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing patients with suspected pneumonia.

and infections like pneumonia. Other imaging studies may be needed for conditions or complications that are harder to spot on X-ray. These include: A chest X-ray is typically used to check for ...

Background: Clinical diagnosis of pneumonia is difficult and chest radiographs often indeterminate, leading to incorrect diagnoses and antibiotic overuse. Objective: To determine if serum ...