Investigating and managing pyrexia of unknown origin in adults

被引:33
作者
Varghese, George M. [1 ]
Trowbridge, Paul [2 ]
Doherty, Tom [3 ]
机构
[1] Christian Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Med & Infect Dis, Vellore, India
[2] Brown Univ, Rhode Island Hosp, Dept Intern Med, Providence, RI USA
[3] Hosp Trop Dis, London, England
来源
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2010年 / 341卷
关键词
STRUCTURED DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOL; PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER; FEVER; SCINTIGRAPHY; PET/CT; YIELD; FUO;
D O I
10.1136/bmj.c5470
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:878 / 881
页数:7
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