Blood cultures for community-acquired pneumonia: Can we hit the target without a shotgun?

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Moran, GJ
Abrahamian, FM
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[1] Olive View UCLA Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, Sylmar, CA 91342 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Emergency Med, Div Infect Dis, David Geffen Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA USA
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10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.07.004
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R4 [临床医学];
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