Delays in antibiotic administration associated with chest x-ray negative and computed tomographic scan positive for pneumonia

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 390-391

  Maroun, Victor ^a   Cochrane, Dennis ^a   Allegra, John ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPY DELAY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646020684     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.11.015     Document Type: Letter

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