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Low-dose computed tomography for the diagnosis of pneumonia in elderly patients: a prospective, interventional cohort study

The diagnosis of pneumonia is challenging. Our objective was to assess whether low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) modified the probability of diagnosing pneumonia in elderly patients. We prospectively included patients aged over 65 years with a suspicion of pneumonia treated with antimicrobial ther...

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Autores principales: Prendki, Virginie, Scheffler, Max, Huttner, Benedikt, Garin, Nicolas, Herrmann, François, Janssens, Jean-Paul, Marti, Christophe, Carballo, Sebastian, Roux, Xavier, Serratrice, Christine, Serratrice, Jacques, Agoritsas, Thomas, Becker, Christoph D., Kaiser, Laurent, Rosset-Zufferey, Sarah, Soulier, Valérie, Perrier, Arnaud, Reny, Jean-Luc, Montet, Xavier, Stirnemann, Jérôme
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5978575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29650558
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02375-2017