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1947369

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
The way in which microbiological investigations are used in routine clinical practice and the value of such tests in directing antibiotic prescribing, was studied in adults admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. One-hundred and twenty-two consecutive patients admitted to one teaching and one district general hospital were studied between April 1988 and March 1989. Blood cultures were performed in 81% of cases, sputum was examined in 45% and complete serological tests were performed in 28%. No causative pathogen was found in 74% of cases and results of microbial tests directed a change in antibiotic therapy in only 8% of cases. Routine microbial investigation of all adults admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia is unhelpful and probably unnecessary. We suggest a strategy for microbial investigation linked to initial illness severity to replace the current haphazard approach.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
313-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
The value of routine microbial investigation in community-acquired pneumonia.
pubmed:affiliation
St George's Hospital, London, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article