A fast and frugal algorithm to strengthen diagnosis and treatment decisions for catheter-associated bacteriuria

Aanand D. Naik; Felicia Skelton; Amber B. Amspoker; Russell A. Glasgow; Barbara W. Trautner

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174415

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A fast and frugal algorithm to strengthen diagnosis and treatment decisions for catheter-associated bacteriuria

Aanand D. Naik ,

* E-mail: anaik@bcm.edu (AN); trautner@bcm.edu (BT)

Affiliations Houston Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Health Services Research Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Felicia Skelton,

Affiliations Houston Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Health Services Research Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Amber B. Amspoker,

Affiliations Houston Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Health Services Research Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Russell A. Glasgow,

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Barbara W. Trautner

* E-mail: anaik@bcm.edu (AN); trautner@bcm.edu (BT)

Affiliations Houston Center of Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Health Services Research Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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A fast and frugal algorithm to strengthen diagnosis and treatment decisions for catheter-associated bacteriuria

Aanand D. Naik,
Felicia Skelton,
Amber B. Amspoker,
Russell A. Glasgow,
Barbara W. Trautner

Published: March 28, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174415

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