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| العنوان: |
Utility of blood cultures in the management of adults with community acquired pneumonia discharged from the emergency department. |
| المؤلفون: |
Campbell SG, Marrie TJ, Anstey R, Ackroyd-Stolarz S, Dickinson G, Campbell, S G, Marrie, T J, Anstey, R, Ackroyd-Stolarz, S, Dickinson, G |
| المصدر: |
Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ); Nov2003, p521-523, 3p |
| مستخلص: |
Study Objective: To assess the clinical value of blood cultures (BCs) in the management of adult patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP).Methods: The courses of antibiotic regimens and outcomes of patients with positive BC results were examined to assess their influence on BCs.Results: BCs were obtained from 289 outpatients. Six clinically significant organisms were identified (a yield of 2.1%). Outpatients with CAP who had blood cultures performed had a 0.69% (2 of 289) chance of having a change of treatment directed by the results of the culture.Conclusion: BCs have little utility in the ambulatory management of CAP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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