Is there a need for taking blood cultures from febrile adults discharged from the emergency department? [1]

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-73

  Kamin, Yfat ^a   Steinberg, Jordan M ^a   Kafka, Michael ^a   Hussein, Amer ^a   Srugo, Isaac ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BLOOD CULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142091862     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1071     Document Type: Editorial

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