Blood cultures not helpful for community-acquired pneumonia

Blood cultures not helpful for community-acquired pneumonia

Blood cultures rarely contribute to the management of uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia. A positive blood culture has no relation to the severity of the illness or to patient outcomes. Physicians should order blood cultures only for those patients with severe illness and for those in whom i...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of family practice 2003-08, Vol.52 (8), p.599-600
Hauptverfasser: Priebe, David L, Chambliss, M Lee
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Bacterial pneumonia
Care and treatment
Pneumonia
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Zusammenfassung:Blood cultures rarely contribute to the management of uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia. A positive blood culture has no relation to the severity of the illness or to patient outcomes. Physicians should order blood cultures only for those patients with severe illness and for those in whom initial therapy fails.
ISSN:0094-3509