Use of chest X-ray in the assessment of community acquired pneumonia in primary care - an intervention study

• Main Authors: Anna B Moberg (Author), Moa Kling (Author), Jakob Paues (Author), Sven Göran Fransson (Author), Magnus Falk (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Objectives The aim of this study was to explore if consequent use of chest X-ray (CXR), when the physician is not sure of the diagnosis of pneumonia after clinical examination and CRP-testing, favors a more restrictive prescribing of antibiotics. Design This was an intervention study conducted betwe...