The accuracy of a diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department

The accuracy of a diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department

Background: Achieving a high degree of diagnostic accuracy of infections in the emergency department (ED) is crucial since a delay in diagnosis can lead to increased mortality, whereas overdiagnosis can lead to antibiotic overprescription. Limited data are available as to ED diagnostic accuracy of i...

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Main Authors: Alaa Atamna, Shachaf Shiber, Muhammad Yassin, Michael J. Drescher, Jihad Bishara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219303534

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