Pneumococcal pneumonia: differences according to blood culture results
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Pneumococcal pneumonia: differences according to blood culture results
BACKGROUND Bacteremia by Streptococcus pneumoniae has been traditionally associated with poor outcomes in patients with pneumonia; however, data on its impact on outcomes are limited and are sometimes contradictory. METHODS We performed a prospective study in two hospitals in northern Spain in which cases diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia were selected from a cohort of hospitalized patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pulmonary Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2466
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-14-128