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Developing a diagnosis calculator to estimate the probability of bacterial pneumonia

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 inci...

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Autores principales: Baghdadi, Jonathan D., Tripathi, Ravi, Pineles, Lisa, Harris, Anthony D., Palacio, Danica, Charles, Drew, Claeys, Kimberly C., Heil, Emily, Bork, Jackie, Morgan, Daniel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10428145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37592970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.408
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Sumario: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.