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Blood cultures for community-acquired pneumonia: Are they worthy of two quality measures? A systematic review There was no external funding source for this systematic review.
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BACKGROUND: Obtaining blood cultures (BCs) for patients hospitalized with community-acquired-pneumonia (CAP) has been recommended by experts and used as a measure of quality of care. However, BCs are infrequently positive ...