Impacts of rapid flu clinic services at an emergency department during the pandemic flu season
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Managing community-acquired pneumonia during flu season.
The clinical findings of influenza overlap those of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), and influenza infection can be complicated by bacterial infections. Reviewed here are the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with special emphasis on considerations during influenza season.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Infection Control
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0196-6553
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.03.006