Pulse Oximetry as an Aid to Rule Out Pneumonia among Patients with a Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Primary Care

Guidelines recommend chest X-rays (CXRs) to diagnose pneumonia and guide antibiotic treatment. This study aimed to identify clinical predictors of pneumonia that are visible on a chest X-ray (CXR+) which could support ruling out pneumonia and avoiding unnecessary CXRs, including oxygen saturation. A...

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Autores principales: Fischer, Chloé, Knüsli, José, Lhopitallier, Loïc, Tenisch, Estelle, Meuwly, Marie-Garance, Douek, Pauline, Meuwly, Jean-Yves, D’Acremont, Valérie, Kronenberg, Andreas, Locatelli, Isabella, Mueller, Yolanda, Senn, Nicolas, Boillat-Blanco, Noémie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10044291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36978363
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12030496

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10044291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36978363
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12030496

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