Do all Emergency Room Patients With Influenza-like Symptoms Need Blood Cultures? A Retrospective Cohort Study of 2 Annual Influenza Seasons.

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Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
38770207
Abstract
In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated risk factors for bacteremia in emergency department patients presenting with influenza-like symptoms during influenza epidemic seasons. In patients without fever, chronic heart or chronic liver disease, blood culture collection might be omitted.
Date Issued
2024-05
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Subjects
COVID-19 bacteremia diagnostic stewardship flu influenza
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Herren, Lukas
Additional Credits
Journal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
2328-8957
Access(Rights)
open.access
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