Systematic telephone triage of possible 'Swine' influenza leads to potentially serious misdiagnosis of infectious diseases

Journal of Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 371-372

  Payne, Ruth ^a   Darton, Tom C ^a   Greig, Julia M ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTESUNATE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; OSELTAMIVIR; QUININE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ADULT; APPENDIX DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEADACHE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TELECONSULTATION; VOMITING; ALGORITHM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MIDDLE AGED; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE;

EID: 70449717394     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.09.005     Document Type: Letter

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