Cat-Scratch Disease in the United States, 2005–2013

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Nelson, Christina A. ; Saha, Shubhayu ; Mead, Paul S.
• Description:
  Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is mostly preventable. More information about the epidemiology and extent of CSD would help direct prevention efforts to those at highest risk. To gain such information, we reviewed the 2005-2013 MarketScan national health insurance claims databases and identified patients <65 years of age with an inpatient admission or outpatient visit that included a CSD code from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. Incidence of CSD was highest among those who lived in the southern United States (6.4 cases/100,000 population) and among children 5-9 years of age (9.4 cases/100,000 population). Inpatients were significantly more likely than outpatients to be male and 50-64 years of age. We estimate that each year, 12,000 outpatients are given a CSD diagnosis and 500 inpatients are hospitalized for CSD. Prevention measures (e.g., flea control for cats) are particularly helpful in southern states and in households with children.
• Subjects:
  Adult Age Factors Animals Cat-Scratch Disease Child Child, Preschool Cost Of Illness Databases, Factual Dolescent Female Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Insurance Claim Reporting Male Middle Aged Research Retrospective Studies Seasons Sex Factors Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(10):1741-1746.
• Pubmed ID:
  27648778
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5038427
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cfe1e705833188505079bdabdc24ce45bc9a52c7e280dc4f7bd824472ffb312a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42751/cdc_42751_DS1.pdf
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