Table 3.

Number of Patients Who Were Predicted to Have Influenza by Each of the Three Heuristic CDRs, Which Produce Binary Outcomes

Clinician (n = 250)Patient (n = 250)
Influenza +Influenza −Influenza +Influenza −
CF
 Positive112 (88%)60 (49%)91 (72%)42 (34%)
 Negative15 (12%)63 (51%)36 (28%)81 (66%)
CFA
 Positive66 (52%)31 (25%)50 (39%)22 (18%)
 Negative61 (48%)92 (75%)77 (61%)101 (82%)
CFM
 Positive100 (79%)40 (33%)85 (67%)38 (31%)
 Negative27 (21%)83 (67%)42 (33%)85 (69%)
  • Abbreviations: CDR, Clinical decision rules; CF, presence of cough and fever; CFM, presence of cough, fever, and myalgia; CFA, presence of cough and fever with acute onset of disease.

  • Notes: The predictions are stratified by PCR influenza diagnosis.