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Community-acquired pneumonia

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Investigations

Consider broncheoalveolar lavage a if the diagnosis remains uncertain.

Why?

  • A colony count of >10 3 per ml rules pneumonia in- a negative test helps rule it out. a

 

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M   Kamei
CAT Writers   C   Ball , CJ   Wotton , B   Phillips