Lung infections (community- or hospital-acquired) represent the most common cause for sepsis. Diagnostic imaging plays a crucial role in the initial evaluation of patients with criteria for sepsis and suspected pulmonary infection. In patients with clinical signs and symptoms of respiratory infection, the chest X-ray allows confirming the diagnosis of pneumonia. On the other hand, the chest X-ray can be useful to assess response to treatment (in some patients), define a pattern suggesting specific germs (particularly TB), identify complications (empyema and ARDS), and propose a differential diagnosis.
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Carrillo-Bayona, J. A., & Arias-Alvarez, L. (2017). Diagnostic imaging in sepsis of pulmonary origin. In Sepsis, Third Edition (pp. 51–65). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7334-7_5
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