Delayed treatment of bacteremia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christine E MacBrayneYuki UeharaTaku HaradaTakashi WatariTaro ShimizuAyako NakamuraNaoya OguraSeiko KushiroKatsutoshi MasuyamaYoshinori KanaiKwang-Seok YangToshio NaitoPublished in: Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany) (2021)
Our findings suggested that due to the COVID-19 epidemic/pandemic, focusing on the exclusion of its infection using CT scans leads to an overall delay in the diagnosis and treatment of bacteremia. Medical providers must be aware of COVID-19 blindness and evaluate patients objectively based on rational criteria and take appropriate action.