Developing a diagnosis calculator to estimate the probability of bacterial pneumonia

• DOI: 10.1017/ash.2023.408
• Publication Date: 2023-08-07T08:29:02Z
• Authors: Jonathan D. Baghdadi; Ravi Tripathi; Lisa Pineles; Anthony D. Harris; Danica Palacio; Drew Charles; Kimberly C. Claeys; Emily Heil; Jackie Bork; Daniel J. Morgan
• Keywords: Concise Communication; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; 3. Good health

Abstract Misdiagnosis of bacterial pneumonia increases risk of exposure to inappropriate antibiotics and adverse events. We developed a diagnosis calculator (https://calculator.testingwisely.com) to inform clinical diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia using objective indicators, including incidence of disease, risk factors, and sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests, that were identified through literature review.