Predictors of Complicated Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia: A Retrospective Validation Study

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dc.contributor.advisorFischbach, Lori
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCardarelli, Roberto
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCoggin, Claudia S.
dc.creatorKrishnamurthy, Pramod
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T20:32:49Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T20:32:49Z
dc.date.issued2008-04-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-15T11:51:11-07:00
dc.description.abstractKrishnamurthy, P., Predictors of Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia (SAB): A Retrospective Validation Study. Master of Public Health (Epidemiology), April 2008, 57 pp, 9 tables, 1 illustration, bibliography, 39 titles. SAB often has a complicated clinical course and it is important to identify those at risk for complications to guide management. We conducted a validation study of a clinical prediction tool that uses a scoring system to predict the likelihood of developing complicated SAB. Chapter I is a review of background literature and rationale for our study. Chapter II has sections describing the study design, methods, eligibility criteria, statistical analysis and a summary of the results. We observed significantly higher complications among patients with SAB in our validation study. The prediction tool is not a valid predictor of complicated SAB and we recommend better prediction models to accurately predict complications of SAB.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/28502
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectBacteria
dc.subjectBacterial Infections and Mycoses
dc.subjectBiology
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectInvestigative Techniques
dc.subjectMedical Immunology
dc.subjectMedical Sciences
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOrganisms
dc.subjectPrimary Care
dc.subjectStatistics and Probability
dc.subjectVital and Health Statistics
dc.subjectstaphyloccus aureus bacteremia
dc.subjectlikelihood of developing complicated SAB
dc.subjectbackground literature
dc.subjectstudy design
dc.subjectprediction models
dc.titlePredictors of Complicated Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia: A Retrospective Validation Study
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineEpidemiology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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