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Alaa Atamna | Zendy; Shachaf Shiber | Zendy; Muhammad Yassin | Zendy; Michael J. Drescher | Zendy; Jihad Bishara | Zendy

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The accuracy of a diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department

Author(s) -

Alaa Atamna,

Shachaf Shiber,

Muhammad Yassin,

Michael J. Drescher,

Jihad Bishara

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.08.027

Subject(s) - overdiagnosis , medicine , emergency department , pneumonia , medical record , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , medical diagnosis , diagnostic accuracy , pediatrics , radiology , psychiatry

Achieving a high degree of diagnostic accuracy of infections in the emergency department (ED) is crucial since a delay in diagnosis can lead to increased mortality, whereas overdiagnosis can lead to antibiotic overprescription. Limited data are available as to ED diagnostic accuracy of infections. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the degree of discordance of an ED diagnosis of pneumonia in relation to an internal medicine ward's discharge diagnosis of hospitalized adults.

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