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Editorial
. 2023 Jun 16;76(12):2056-2058.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad105.

Measuring Diagnostic Accuracy for Infection in Patients Treated for Sepsis: An Important but Challenging Exercise

Chanu Rhee  1   2 , Michael Filbin  3 , Michael Klompas  1   2
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Editorial

Measuring Diagnostic Accuracy for Infection in Patients Treated for Sepsis: An Important but Challenging Exercise

Chanu Rhee et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: antibiotic overtreatment; infection overdiagnosis; sepsis; sepsis overdiagnosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. C. R. reports royalties from UpToDate, Inc, for chapters related to procalcitonin use and consulting fees from Cytovale related to sepsis diagnostics. M. K. reports royalties from UpToDate, Inc, for chapters related to hospital-acquired pneumonia and support for attending meetings and/or travel from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. M. F. reports payments from Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney for expert medical legal testimony related to sepsis. C. R., M. F., and M. K. report grants or contracts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to conduct research on sepsis (paid to institution). All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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