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Blood cultures for community-acquired pneumonia: Are they worthy of two quality measures? A systematic review†

  1. Nima Afshar MD1,2,‡,*,
  2. Jeffrey Tabas MD1,
  3. Kia Afshar MD3,4,
  4. Robert Silbergleit MD2

Article first published online: 13 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/jhm.382

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Journal of Hospital Medicine

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volume 4, Issue 2, pages 112–123, February 2009

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How to Cite

Afshar, N., Tabas, J., Afshar, K. and Silbergleit, R. (2009), Blood cultures for community-acquired pneumonia: Are they worthy of two quality measures? A systematic review. J. Hosp. Med., 4: 112–123. doi: 10.1002/jhm.382

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

  2. 2

    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  3. 3

    Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Fransisco, San Fransisco, California

  4. 4

    Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

  1. ‡

    Telephone: (415) 476-4824; Fax: (415) 476-4818

*Box 0131, 533 Parnassus Ave, UC U-129, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0131

  1. †

    There was no external funding source for this systematic review.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 13 FEB 2009
  2. Article first published online: 13 FEB 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 FEB 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 23 JAN 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 3 JUL 2007

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