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Widely used early warning score may help guide the urgency of antibiotic treatment for suspected sepsis

A study of nearly 100,000 adults treated for suspected infection suggests that the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2), a score based on routinely collected vital signs that is widely used to identify patients at risk of clinical deterioration, may help clinicians identify which patients are most likely to benefit from immediate antibiotic treatment and which may safely undergo further…

Widely used early warning score may help guide the urgency of antibiotic treatment for suspected sepsis

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