Diagnostic performance of chest X-ray for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia in acute admitted patients with respiratory symptoms
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Background Despite being a routine diagnostic modality for the diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia (CAP), few studies have evaluated the diagnostic performance for the diagnosis of CAP according to an initial performed chest x-ray (CXR) in an emergency department (ED). As a part of a prospective observational study of patients admitted with acute respiratory symptoms in an ED, this relation was evaluated.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013