Killing Bugs at the Bedside: A prospective hospital survey of how frequently personal digital assistants provide expert recommendations in the treatment of infectious diseases

Table 2 Number and percent of patients with infection- related clinical syndromes covered by the studied PDA programs as of January 2004.

Major Clinical Syndromes	Patients	SG	QID	JHABx	5MCC	5MID	PMID	Total % Rec
Fever	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	100
Upper Respiratory	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	100
Pleuropulmonary	71	71	71	71	71	69	31	100
Urinary Tract	22	22	22	22	22	22	0	100
Sepsis	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	100
Peritonitis	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	100
Cardiovascular	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	100
Central Nervous System	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	100
Soft Tissue	42	42	42	42	42	42	40	100
Gastrointestinal	27	27	27	27	27	27	7	100
Bone and Joint	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	100
STD	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	100
Eye	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	100
HIV	6	6	6	6	0	0	0	100
TOTALS	202	202	202	201	195	192	106	202
TOTAL %		100	100	99	97	95	52	100
95% Confidence Intervals		100%	100%	97.5% to 100%	94.5% to 99.5%	92% to 98%	45% to 59%

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