• Clin Med (Lond) · Nov 2024

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    KEY CONCEPTS IN DIAGNOSING INFECTION- WHEN TO TREAT AND WHEN NOT TO.

    • Dr Emma Hayton and Dr Nimal Wickramasinghe.
    • Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospitals Birmingham, Hawthorne House, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham B9 5SS; Department of Acute Medicine, Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham. Electronic address: emma.hayton@uhb.nhs.uk.
    • Clin Med (Lond). 2024 Nov 1; 24 (6): 100264100264.

    AbstractWhat tests to send and when? This article examines the evidence for common microbiological tests and discusses their limitations and interpretation. Urine tests, surface swabs, blood cultures and screening swabs are all discussed in the context of a fictional clinical case.Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

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