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. 2020 May 23;70(11):2423-2427.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz846.

Validation of Acute Gastroenteritis-related International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification Codes in Pediatric and Adult US Populations

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Validation of Acute Gastroenteritis-related International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification Codes in Pediatric and Adult US Populations

Talia Pindyck et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

International Classification of Diseases diagnostic codes are used to estimate acute gastroenteritis (AGE) disease burden. We validated AGE-related codes in pediatric and adult populations using 2 multiregional active surveillance platforms. The sensitivity of AGE codes was similar (54% and 58%) in both populations and increased with addition of vomiting-specific codes.

Keywords: acute gastroenteritis; methods; surveillance; validation.

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