Rate and Predictors of Bacteremia in Afebrile Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Although blood cultures (BCs) are the "gold standard" for detecting bacteremia, the utility of BCs in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is controversial. This study describes the proportion of patients with CAP and afebrile bacteremia and identifies the clinical characterist...

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Published in:	Chest Vol. 157; no. 3; p. 529
Main Authors:	Forstner, Christina, Patchev, Vladimir, Rohde, Gernot, Rupp, Jan, Witzenrath, Martin, Welte, Tobias, Burgmann, Heinz, Pletz, Mathias W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.03.2020
Subjects:	Aged Bacteremia - epidemiology Bacteremia - metabolism Blood Culture Blood Urea Nitrogen C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Cohort Studies Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology Escherichia coli Infections - metabolism Female Fever - epidemiology Haemophilus Infections - epidemiology Haemophilus Infections - metabolism Humans Hypothermia - epidemiology Klebsiella Infections - epidemiology Klebsiella Infections - metabolism Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Mortality Pneumonia - epidemiology Pneumonia - metabolism Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - epidemiology Pneumonia, Pneumococcal - metabolism Polysaccharides, Bacterial - urine Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - metabolism Streptococcal Infections - epidemiology Streptococcal Infections - metabolism Viridans Streptococci fever community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) predictor bacteremia
ISSN:	1931-3543, 1931-3543
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