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Pneumonia Outcome No Worse With Pneumococcal Bacteremia
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Title Pneumonia Outcome No Worse With Pneumococcal Bacteremia
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572037?src=rss
Description The presence of pneumococcal bacteremia does not appear to significantly influence the clinical course of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), researchers report in the March issue of Chest. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Mar 27, 2008
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