Case clustering in infective endocarditis: The role of availability bias

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 955-957

  Strahilevitz, J ^a,e   Zellermayer, O ^b   Vangel, M G ^c   Yonath, H ^a   Feinberg, M S ^a,e   Rubinstein, E ^a,d,e  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER HERZLIYA   (Israel)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Availability bias; Clustering; Diagnosis; Endocarditis; Epidemiology; Infective endocarditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 28644452141     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01255.x     Document Type: Editorial

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