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Table 2 Difference of proportions according to applied data correction method for possible skin contaminants.

From: Data correction pre-processing for electronically stored blood culture results: Implications on microbial spectrum and empiric antibiotic therapy

 

RDM vs. DFM

RDM vs. CFM

DFM vs. CFM

 

% difference

χ2

p-value

% difference

χ2

p-value

% difference

χ2

p-value

S. epidermidis

0.7%

0.12

0.728

18.0%

70.96

< 0.0001*

18.7%

68.69

< 0.001*

S. haemolyticus

0.1%

0.04

0.844

0.6%

1.33

0.249

0.7%

0.90

0.342

Corynebacterium spp.

0.2%

0.14

0.705

1.1%

2.26

0.132

1.3%

2.93

0.087

  1. χ2 = Chi-square test; A p-value less than 0.05 (*) is considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

ISSN: 1472-6947

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