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  1. Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    A. D. Bai

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    A. Showler, G. A. Tomlinson, C. M. Bell & A. M. Morris

  3. Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada

    L. Burry, M. Steinberg, C. M. Bell & A. M. Morris

  4. Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    L. Burry

  5. University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    G. A. Tomlinson, C. M. Bell & A. M. Morris

  6. Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    C. M. Bell

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This study was carried out as part of our routine work. A. Morris receives partial salary support for his antimicrobial stewardship activities from Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network. A CIHR/CPSI Chair in Patient Safety and Continuity of Care supports C. Bell.

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Bai, A.D., Showler, A., Burry, L. et al. Clinicians should use likelihood ratios when comparing tests. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 36, 197–198 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-016-2801-y

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