Accuracy of ICD-10 Codes for Surveillance of Clostridium difficile Infections, France
Autor: | Gabrielle Jones, Namik Taright, Pierre Yves Boelle, Jeanne Marty, Valérie Lalande, Catherine Eckert, Frédéric Barbut |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 6, Pp 979-981 (2012) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid1806.111188 |
Popis: | 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. |
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