Accuracy of ICD-10 Codes for Surveillance of Clostridium difficile Infections, France

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jones, Gabrielle ; Taright, Namik ; Boelle, Pierre Yves ; Marty, Jeanne ; Lalande, Valérie ; Eckert, Catherine ; Barbut, Frédéric ; Jones, Gabrielle ; Taright, Namik ; Boelle, Pierre Yves ; Marty, Jeanne ; Lalande, Valérie ; Eckert, Catherine ; Barbut, Frédéric
• Description:
  The sensitivity and specificity of surveillance for Clostridium difficile infections according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, codes were compared with laboratory results as standard. Sensitivity was 35.6%; specificity was 99.9%. Concordance between the 2 methods was moderate. Surveillance based on ICD-10 codes underestimated the rate based on laboratory results.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Bacteria Clostridium Difficile Clostridium Infections Diarrhea Dispatch Epidemiology False Negative Reactions Female France Humans Icd-10 Codes Incidence International Classification Of Diseases Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Sensitivity And Specificity Statistics, Nonparametric Surveillance Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(6):979-981. ; Emerg Infect Dis. 18(6):979-981.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3b35777669649ed7d6c7d043194a71f0c661f9853e896d35f5e40af6740e96ca
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23578/cdc_23578_DS1.pdf
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