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Is patient discharge after blood culture collection in the emergency department safe? A retrospective study in Japan

Background: Drawing blood cultures in the emergency room (ER) is essential for detecting bloodstream infections (BSIs). Although a practice of drawing blood culture usually indicates a presence of severe infection requiring hospitalization, some patients may nonetheless be safely discharged from the...

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Autores principales: Miwa, Toshiki, Takamatsu, Akane, Honda, Hitoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9614906/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.80