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. 2009 May;30(5):479-83.
doi: 10.1086/597061.

Role of matching in case-control studies of antimicrobial resistance

Elizabeth Cerceo  1 , Ebbing Lautenbach, Darren R Linkin, Warren B Bilker, Ingi Lee
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Role of matching in case-control studies of antimicrobial resistance

Elizabeth Cerceo et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 May.

Abstract

Of 57 case-control studies of antimicrobial resistance, matching was used in 23 (40%). Matched variables differed substantially across studies. Of these 23 matched case-control studies, 12 (52%) justified the use of matching, and 9 (39%) noted the strengths or limitations of this approach. Analysis that accounted for matching was performed in only 52% of the case-control studies.

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