Journal article
Clinical predictors and clinical prediction rules to estimate initial patient risk for infective endocarditis in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We conducted a meta-analysis to summarize diagnostic properties of risk factors and clinical prediction rules for diagnosing infective endocarditis (IE) in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB).
METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Database from inception to 6 January 2016 to identify studies evaluating risk factors and clinical prediction rules for IE in SAB patients. Pooled estimates of diagnostic properties …
Authors
Bai AD; Agarwal A; Steinberg M; Showler A; Burry L; Tomlinson GA; Bell CM; Morris AM
Journal
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Vol. 23, No. 12, pp. 900–906
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.cmi.2017.04.025
ISSN
1198-743X