Fischbach, Lori2019-08-222019-08-222008-04-012013-05-15https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/28502Krishnamurthy, 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.application/pdfenBacteriaBacterial Infections and MycosesBiologyDiseasesInvestigative TechniquesMedical ImmunologyMedical SciencesMedicine and Health SciencesOrganismsPrimary CareStatistics and ProbabilityVital and Health Statisticsstaphyloccus aureus bacteremialikelihood of developing complicated SABbackground literaturestudy designprediction modelsThesis