Controlling the Troll

  1. Andre C. Kalil, MD;
  2. Elizabeth Lyden, MS; and
  3. Julie Stoner, PhD
  1. From the University of Nebraska, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5400.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    We read Dr. Dummer's editorial (1) about our study (2) with interest. However, we would like to make some clarifications.

    We agree with Dr. Dummer's recommendation that because of potential confounding factors related to differing outcomes in the preemptive and prophylactic trials, “it would be unwise to directly compare the results achieved with the 2 strategies.” Our study made no such formal, direct comparisons. In the Discussion section, we clearly stated that comparison of these 2 approaches needs to be based on …

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      • Andre C. Kalil,
      • Josh Levitsky,
      • Elizabeth Lyden,
      • Julie Stoner,
      • and Alison G. Freifeld
      Ann Intern Med December 20, 2005 143:870-880
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      • Stephen Dummer
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    1. Ann Intern Med March 21, 2006 vol. 144 no. 6 457-458
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