Usefulness of clinical data and rapid diagnostic tests to identify bacterial etiology in adult respiratory infections

Respiratory tract infections are a common complaint and most of them, such as common cold and laryngitis, are viral in origin, so antibiotic use should be exceptional. However, there are other respiratory tract infections (sinusitis, pharyngitis, lower respiratory tract infections, and exacerbations...

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Main Authors: Pilar Toledano-Sierra, Maite Arriola-Hernández, Ramón Orueta-Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwave Estudios Limitada 2015-01-01
Series:Medwave
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Online Access:http://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Revisiones/RevisionClinica/6067