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Applied Decision Analysis Exercise
These questions are generated from the study by Phillips et. al. which utilized a decision
analysis model to evaluate antibiotic therapy for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
NOTE: Please write ALL your final answers in this table, it will be easier to grade. Thanks!
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1. A. B. C. D. E.
2. A. B. C. D. E.
3. A. B. C. D. E.
5. A. B. C. D. E.
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7. A. B. C. D. E.
8. A. B. C. D. E.
02. The probabilities used in this study were derived from which source(s)?
A. One clinical trial involving cephalexin
B. Multiple published studies
C. The expert opinion of Infection Disease specialists
D. The Medicaid Program
E. More than one of the above is correct
04. Briefly list the source (or sources) of the cost data used in this study:
05. Which antibiotic had the smallest cost-per treatment in the model?
A. cephalexin B. TMP/SMX
C. linezolid D. clindamycin
E. None of the above are correct
06. The authors find that at probabilities of staphylococcal infection below 40%, cephalexin is
preferred; but above 40% clindamycin becomes preferred. This is an example of what
type of sensitivity analysis?
A. Simple B. Threshold
C. “Best case / Worst case” D. Monte Carlo
E. None of the above are correct
07. According to Table 2 – at the base-case values of MRSA prevalence and Probability of
Infection due to Staph. Aureus – which antibiotic is the preferred therapy?
A. cephalexin B. TMP/SMX
C. linezolid D. clindamycin
E. None of the above are correct
09. We discussed EIGHT (8) major common criteria for quality. From that list of 8 criteria,
LIST the ones (in your opinion) that this study meets.