Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Data from a case-control study were used to derive and internally validate a prediction rule for identifying fluoroquinolone resistance in healthcare-acquired gram-negative urinary tract infection. This prediction rule has an excellent sensitivity and specificity (C-statistic, 0.816). External validation is necessary before implementing this rule to optimize empirical antibiotic use in clinical practice.
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Rattanaumpawan P, Tolomeo P, Bilker WB, Lautenbach E. Are you the author?
Reference: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Nov;32(11):1124-6.
doi: 10.1086/662379
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22011542
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