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Do all Emergency Room Patients With Influenza-like Symptoms Need Blood Cultures? A Retrospective Cohort Study of 2 Annual Influenza Seasons.
Ehrhard, Simone; Herren, Lukas; Ricklin, Meret E; Suter-Riniker, Franziska; Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K; Hautz, Wolf; Müller, Martin; Jent, Philipp.
Affiliation
  • Ehrhard S; Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Herren L; Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Ricklin ME; Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Suter-Riniker F; Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Exadaktylos AK; Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Hautz W; Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Müller M; Department of Emergency Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Jent P; Department of Infectious Diseases, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Open Forum Infect Dis ; 11(5): ofae242, 2024 May.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-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.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Switzerland

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Switzerland