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The Association of the MeMed BV Test With Radiographic Pneumonia in Children
Sriram Ramgopal1, Doug Lorenz2, Melissa Neveu3
1Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics.
The MeMed BV Test score correlates with bacterial infection likelihood. Higher scores indicated increased odds of radiographic pneumonia in children, though clinical outcomes were similar across groups.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric infectious diseases
- Diagnostic test evaluation
- Radiology
Background:
- The MeMed BV Test provides a score indicating bacterial infection likelihood.
- Radiographic pneumonia is a common diagnosis in febrile children.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the association between the MeMed BV Test score and radiographic pneumonia in children.
- To determine if the MeMed BV Test can predict radiographic pneumonia in pediatric patients.
Main Methods:
- Secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective study.
- Involved febrile children aged 90 days to 18 years presenting to emergency departments.
- Adjusted logistic regression models were used to assess the association.
Main Results:
- 41% of 182 children had radiographic pneumonia.
- Children with a high likelihood of bacterial infection (BV test) had a 64% pneumonia rate, vs. 26% for high viral likelihood.
- The highest BV test likelihood for bacterial infection showed 23.61 higher adjusted odds of radiographic pneumonia.
Conclusions:
- Moderate to high BV test likelihoods of bacterial infection were associated with increased odds of radiographic pneumonia.
- The MeMed BV Test was not significantly associated with clinical outcomes, except for antibiotic use.
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