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When do you have consider sending them as part of your initial workup?
New answer by at UT Health San Antonio (September 25, 2025)
I almost never send them in an immunocompetent patient with pneumonia. If the patient is not getting better with antibiotics, it may be reasonable to send them, especially if ...