Available, Bed-sided, Comprehensive (ABC) score to a diagnosis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: a derivation and validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections continue to be a leading problem in health care facilities worldwide.

Methods

This single-center retrospective cohort study consisted of a derivation phase and a validation phase. The derivation phase included all patients admitted to Osaka University Hospital between May 2010 and April 2011. We proposed a provisional available, bed-sided, comprehensive (ABC) score, and evaluated its accuracy using the clinical diagnosis as a reference. We subsequently revised ABC scores based on k coefficient scores of each variable; this revision was validated by applying it to another patient population.

Results

A total of 172 patients and 154 cases were enrolled in the derivation and validation studies, respe

SUBMITTER: Yoshioka N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759200 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature