Prediction of specific pathogens in patients with sepsis: Evaluation of TREAT, a computerized decision support system

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1204-1207

  Paul, Mical ^a,b   Nielsen, Anders D ^c   Goldberg, Elad ^a,b   Andreassen, Steen ^c   Tacconelli, Evelina ^d   Almanasreh, Nadja ^e   Frank, Uwe ^e   Cauda, Roberto ^d   Leibovici, Leonard ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Appropriate antibiotic treatment; Computerized decision support; Pathogen; Prediction; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CALIBRATION; CANDIDA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GERMANY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ISRAEL; ITALY; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CALIBRATION; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MYCOSES; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SEPSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34447542174     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm107     Document Type: Article

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