Investigation of "non-responding" presumed lower respiratory tract infection in primary care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7828, 2011, Pages

  Chalmers, James D ^a   Hill, Adam T ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SUPPURATION; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COUGH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054833009     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5840     Document Type: Short Survey

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