Infectious Disease MCQ Answer 32

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Good sputum samples for culture are often difficult to obtain and false negative results are frequent. Blood samples should be sent for culture before antibiotics are started and are more frequently positive because S. pneumoniae often causes bacteremia in patients with pneumonia.


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