CAP and cultures. (Clinical Capsules).(community-acquired pneumonia)(Brief Article)

Publication: Internal Medicine News

Publication Date: 15-JUN-03

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Routine blood cultures in the management of uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia should be abandoned, said Dr. Samuel G. Campbell of Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S., and his colleagues.

Of 760 patients hospitalized in a prospective observational study, only 2% had a chance of having their therapy changed based on blood culture...

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