Editorial commentary: Telephone consultation for staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Opening pandora's box

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 536-538

  Chu, Vivian H ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84873046446     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis895     Document Type: Note

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