Clinical predictors for <it>Legionella </it>in patients presenting with community-acquired pneumonia to the emergency department
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Legionella species cause severe forms of pneumonia with high mortality and complication rates. Accurate clinical predictors to assess the likelihood of <it>Legionella </it>community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients pr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-01-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/9/4 |