Community acquired pneumonia treated in hospital. Usefulness of physical examination and ancillary tests for predicting etiology;Neumonía adquirida en la comunidad (NAC) con tratamiento hospitalario. Interés de la clínica y exámenes complementarios en la prédiction de la etiología

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 230-234

  Molinos, L ^a,b   Fernandez R ^a   Gullon J A ^a   Rubinos, G ^a   Alonso, M A ^a   Escudero, C ^a   Bango, A ^a   Ramos, S ^a   Martinez J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atypical pneumonia; Community acquired pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031134222     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-2896(15)30612-8     Document Type: Article

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