Evaluating the Use of Blood Cultures in the Management of Children Hospitalized for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Blood cultures are often recommended for the evaluation of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, institutions vary in their use of blood cultures, and blood cultures have unclear utility in CAP management in hospitalized children. OBJECTIVE: To identify clinical factors associated...

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Autores principales: McCulloh, Russell J., Koster, Michael P., Yin, Dwight E., Milner, Tiffany L., Ralston, Shawn L., Hill, Vanessa L., Alverson, Brian K., Biondi, Eric A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25658645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117462

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25658645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117462

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