Developing a diagnosis calculator to estimate the probability of bacterial pneumonia

Autor: Jonathan D. Baghdadi, Ravi Tripathi, Lisa Pineles, Anthony D. Harris, Danica Palacio, Drew Charles, Kimberly C. Claeys, Emily Heil, Jackie Bork, Daniel J. Morgan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, Vol 3 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2732-494X
DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.408
Popis: Misdiagnosis of bacterial pneumonia increases risk of exposure to inappropriate antibiotics and adverse events. We developed a diagnosis calculator (https://calculator.testingwisely.com) to inform clinical diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia using objective indicators, including incidence of disease, risk factors, and sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests, that were identified through literature review.
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