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Lower respiratory infection
Investigation of lower respiratory tract infection
BMJ 2011; 343 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d7727 (Published 13 December 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;343:d7727- James A Erskine, former mission medical officer1
- 1Stockport, UK
- jamieerskine{at}doctors.org.uk
As a doctor returning from 16 years in rural practice in the Gambia, I appreciated how Chalmers and Hill discouraged wasteful investigation of presumed lower respiratory tract infection.1Throughout these years I worked beyond reach of chest radiography and blood or sputum culture facilities and used World Health Organization guidelines, which …
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