Infection and failure rates: is my infection (failure) rate too high?; is this (simplified) new procedure as good?
Some tables and methods are presented for the ready evaluation of data when incidence rates are low and the observed numbers small. The difficulty inherent in confirming the equivalence of a changed regimen is discussed.
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D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012016:Reference Values; D016896:Treatment Outcome