The utility of CURB-65 scoring in the acute management of radiologically proven pneumonia

P. Mallisetty (Walsall, United Kingdom), T. Raja (Walsall, United Kingdom), H. Tariq (Walsall, United Kingdom), J. Biggs (Walsall, United Kingdom), T. Balram (Walsall, United Kingdom), A. Castle (Walsall, United Kingdom), D. Dogar (Walsall, United Kingdom), A. Livesey (Birmingham, United Kingdom), B. Chakraborty (Birmingham, United Kingdom), R. Mukherjee (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Pleural diseases and pneumonia: what's new ?
Session: Pleural diseases and pneumonia: what's new ?
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1974
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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