Development of a prediction model for bacteremia in hospitalized adults with cellulitis to aid in the efficient use of blood cultures: a retrospective cohort study

Background: Cellulitis is a common infectious disease. Although blood culture is frequently used in the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of cellulitis, it is a contentious diagnostic test. To help clinicians determine which patients should undergo blood culture for the management of cellulitis, a...

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Main Authors: Lee, Chun-Yuan, Kunin, Calvin M., Chang, Chung, Lee, Susan Shin-Jung, Chen, Yao-Shen, Tsai, Hung-Chin
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Dept Internal Med CMK
Language:en
Published: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621821
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/621821