Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of occult bacteremia in an adult emergency department in Spain: influence of blood culture results on changes in initial diagnosis and empiric antibiotic treatment.

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Published in Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis on December 01, 2004

Authors

J M Ramos1, M Masiá, M Elía, F Gutiérrez, G Royo, F Bonilla, S Padilla, A Martín-Hidalgo

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1: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Alicante, Spain. jramosrincon@terra.es

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