Why low risk class CURB patients with CAP are hospitalized?

A. Liapikou, M. Melachrinidou, E. Theodorakopoulou, A. Spiliotopoulou, A. Anastasopoulos, A. Koutsoukou, N. Koulouris, P. Demertzis (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Respiratory infections: a combination of problems needing early treatment
Session: Respiratory infections: a combination of problems needing early treatment
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2719
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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