Surveillance for Healthcare-Associated Influenza-Like Illness in Pediatric Clinics: Validity of Diagnosis Codes for Case Identification. (15th July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Feemster, Kristen A.; Odeniyi, Folasade M.; Localio, Russell; Grundmeier, Robert W.; Coffin, Susan E.; Metlay, Joshua P.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 37:Number 10(2016)
• Page Start: 1247
• Page End: 1250
• Publication Date: 2016-07-15
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.147
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : Compared to chart review, a definition based on the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnosis code for healthcare-associated influenza-like illness (HA-ILI) among young children in a large pediatric network demonstrated high positive and negative predictive values. This finding suggests that electronic health record–based definitions for surveillance can accurately identify medically attended outpatient HA-ILI cases for research and surveillance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1–4