Methodology minute: An overview of the case–case study design and its applications in infection prevention

Kristen M Pogreba-Brown; Erika Austhof; Katherine Ellingson

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.11.024

Methodology minute: An overview of the case–case study design and its applications in infection prevention

Kristen M Pogreba-Brown, Erika Austhof, Katherine Ellingson

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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Abstract

The case–case study design is a potentially useful tool for infection preventionists during outbreak or cluster investigations. This column clarifies terminology related to case–case, case–control, and case-case-control study designs. Examples of practical applications of the case–case study design include determining risk factors for health care–onset versus community-onset infections, or antibiotic-resistant versus antibiotic-susceptible infections.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	342-344
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	48
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.11.024
State	Published - Mar 2020

Keywords

Case–case
Case–case control
Methods
Risk factors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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