Clinical characteristics and diagnostic accuracy of preliminary diagnoses in adults with infections in Danish emergency departments: a multicentre combined cross-sectional and diagnostic study

Objective Rapid and accurate infection diagnosis is a prerequisite for appropriate antibiotic prescriptions in an ED. Accurately diagnosing acute infections can be difficult due to nonspecific symptoms and limitations of diagnostic testing. The accuracy of preliminary diagnoses, established on the i...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Ole Graumann, Helene Skjøt-Arkil, Christian Backer Mogensen, Flemming S Rosenvinge, Anne Heltborg, Morten Hjarnø Lorentzen, Mathias Amdi Hertz, Mariana B Cartuliares, Frida Kaldan, Jens Juel Specht, Mats Jacob Hermansson Lindberg, Patrick Asbjørn Mikkelsen, SL Nielsen, Janne Jensen, Birgit Thorup Røge
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2024-12-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/12/e090259.full