@reverendofdoubt @NEJM has some nice figures/graphics diagnostic portion is questionable infiltrate + lab abnl not always pneumonia and pan-cultures, especially blood, rarely indicated in isolated pneumonia without septic shock https://t.co/28Gfu9QP1C
@MohitHarshMD On fence between one more day of ceftriaxone vs switch to PO If achieved clinical stability (eating, mentation, vitals) then maybe latter If confident source is pneumonia the cultures are useless .https://t.co/83YYUobfah
study link in @amjmed: https://t.co/NqQuSI45Dh
1| Our "perfect" @amjmed study on utility of blood cultures in #pneumonia is now published! Work led by David Zhang, former #UTSW pulm/crit fellow See pic for clinical significance & follow thread for details #hospitalmedicine #MedTwitter https://