Development and Validation of Nosocomial Bacterial Infection Prediction Models for Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mauricio Restrepo Escobar,
Fabián Jaimes Barragán,
Gloria María Vásquez Duque
et al.
Abstract:Background
Hospital-acquired bacterial infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study aimed to develop and validate predictive models for the risk of hospital-acquired bacterial infections in patients with SLE.
Methods
A historical cohort study was designed for development, and another bidirectional cohort study was used for external validation. The risk of bacterial infe… Show more
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