TABLE 1.
No. of consecutive negative cultures following a positive | VRE
|
MRSA
|
||
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No. of culture setsa | % (95% CI) sets with next culture negativeb | No. of culture sets | % (95% CI) sets with next culture negativeb | |
1 | 511 | 52 (47-56) | 345 | 70 (65-75) |
2 | 148 | 68 (60-75) | 134 | 82 (75-88) |
3 | 60 | 72 (59-81) | 69 | 94 (86-98) |
Culture sets with one additional culture following the consecutive negative cultures.
CI, confidence interval.