Impact of positive chest X-ray findings and blood cultures on adverse outcomes following hospitalized pneumococcal lower respiratory tract infection: a population-based cohort study

Marlene Skovgaard, Henrik C Schønheyder, Thomas Benfield, Rikke Beck Nielsen, Jenny D Knudsen, Jette Bangsborg, Christian Østergaard, Hans-Christian Slotved, Helle Bossen Konradsen, Lotte Lambertsen, Reimar W. Thomsen

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Abstract

Little is known about the clinical presentation and outcome of pneumococcal lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) without positive chest X-ray findings and blood cultures. We investigated the prognostic impact of a pulmonary infiltrate and bacteraemia on the clinical course of hospitalized patients with confirmed pneumococcal LRTI.
Original languageEnglish
JournalB M C Infectious Diseases
Volume13
Pages (from-to)197
ISSN1471-2334
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 May 2013

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