title: [How to diagnose infectious diseases at the first visit of a patient--signs and symptoms which are suggestive of an infectious disease and appropriate timing of laboratory examination].
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Osaka City General Hospital.
authors: Yoshihiro
authors: Y
authors: Sakaue
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013995:Time