Evaluation of a Previously Developed Predictive Model for Infective Endocarditis in 320 Patients Presenting with Fever at 4 Centers in Japan Between January 2018 and December 2020

Shun Yamashita; Masaki Tago; Yoshinori Tokushima; Yukinori Harada; Yudai Suzuki; Yuki Aizawa; Taiju Miyagami; Fumiaki Sano; Yosuke Sasaki; Fumiya Komatsu; Taro Shimizu; Toshio Naito; Yoshihisa Urita; Shu-ichi Yamashita

doi:10.12659/MSM.939640

03 April 2023 : Database Analysis

Evaluation of a Previously Developed Predictive Model for Infective Endocarditis in 320 Patients Presenting with Fever at 4 Centers in Japan Between January 2018 and December 2020

Shun Yamashita

^1ABCDEF*, Masaki Tago

^1ACDEF, Yoshinori Tokushima^1BCDF, Yukinori Harada^2ABD, Yudai Suzuki^2ABCD, Yuki Aizawa^2ABCD, Taiju Miyagami^3ABCD, Fumiaki Sano^3ABCD, Yosuke Sasaki

^4ABCD, Fumiya Komatsu^4ABCD, Taro Shimizu^2BCD, Toshio Naito

^3BCD, Yoshihisa Urita^4BCD, Shu-ichi Yamashita^1BCDE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939640

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939640

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Table 3 External validation of the prediction model by multivariate logistic regression.

Predictor	OR	95% CI	p value
Transfer by ambulance	1.81	0.91–3.55	0.089
Cardiac murmur^*	13.13	6.69–27.36	<0.001
Pleural fluid	2.34	0.62–2.42	0.565
Neutrophil count (%)	1.09	1.06–1.14	<0.001
Platelet count (×10/μL)	0.96	0.93–0.99	0.003
^* On admission. OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval.

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Evaluation of a Previously Developed Predictive Model for Infective Endocarditis in 320 Patients Presenting with Fever at 4 Centers in Japan Between January 2018 and December 2020

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