External validation of ID-BactER and Shapiro scores for predicting bacteraemia in the emergency department
Sebastián Quintero Montealegre,
Andrés Felipe Flórez Monroy,
Javier Ricardo Garzón Herazo
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: The blood culture positivity rate in the emergency department (ED) is <20%; however, the mortality associated with Community-acquired bacteraemia (CAB) is as high as 37.8%. For this reason, several models have been developed to predict blood culture positivity for the diagnosis of CAB. Objective: To validate two bacteraemia prediction models in a high-complexity hospital in Colombia. Design: External validation study of the ID-BactER and Shapiro scores based on a consecutive cohort of patients… Show more
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