Diagnostic accuracy of self-reported food consumption and shaking chills in predicting bacteremia in outpatients: A prospective, multicenter observational study.

Bacteremia, a critical condition that can lead to sepsis, is often diagnosed using blood cultures, which may yield false positives, leading to unnecessary treatments. Although clinical indicators, such as shaking chills and food consumption, have been identified as predictors of bacteremia, their di...

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Main Authors: Takayuki Komatsu, Kenji Inoue, Yuki Someya, Hiroshi Hirano, Fumihiro Saitoh, Makoto Aoki, Akihiro Inui, Lawrence M Tierney, Kentaro Mishima, Keiko Mizuno, Hiroki Takami, Tomohisa Nomura, Manabu Sugita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327789
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