Table 54Annual probability of infection with chronic P aeruginosa

StudyStrategy 1 (new) probabilityStrategy 2 (old) probability
Cohorts by pathogen
Federiksen 199910.1%20.0%
Lee 2004a18.1%24.5%
Hoiby 1989b55.3%93.7%
Incomplete cohort segregation including en suite bathroom facilities versus no cohort segregation
Jones 2005c3.3%4.4%
(a)

Prevalence data used as incidence not reported or calculable

(b)

1 month probability translated into a 12 month probability

(c)

Superinfection with chronic P aeruginosa, 2000 data compared to 2001 data as these are the dates when incidence is reported, the clinical evidence compared 1999 to 2001 based on prevalence

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