Inability to predict diagnosis in febrile intravenous drug abusers.
Marantz P, Linzer M, Feiner C, Feinstein S, Kozin A, Friedland G. Inability to predict diagnosis in febrile intravenous drug abusers. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1987, 106: 823-8. PMID: 3579068, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-106-6-823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug abusersFinal diagnosisEmergency roomTrivial illnessDrug abusersDistribution of diseaseInfective endocarditisConsecutive admissionsPhysicians' predictionsClinical dataDiagnostic predictionClinical informationPredictive valuePatientsDiagnosisIllnessLaboratory dataEndocarditisAbusersHospitalizationPneumoniaAdmissionFeverDisease