Utility of blood cultures in community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization: Influence of antibiotic treatment before admission

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-212

  Glerant, J Ch ^a   Hellmuth, D ^a   Schmit, J L ^a   Ducroix, J P ^a   Jounieaux, V ^a  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLAVULANIC ACID; MACROLIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032990275     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(99)90010-0     Document Type: Article

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