High prevalence of infections in non-COVID-19 patients admitted to the Emergency Department with severe lymphopenia
Abstract Background In the Emergency Department (ED), early and accurate recognition of infection is crucial to prompt antibiotic therapy but the initial presentation of patients is variable and poorly characterized. Lymphopenia is commonly associated with bacteraemia and poor outcome in intensive c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-03-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07295-5 |