Surveillance for Clostridium difficile infection: ICD-9 coding has poor sensitivity compared to laboratory diagnosis in hospital patients, Singapore

• Main Authors: Chan M., Lim P.L., Chow A., Win M.K., Barkham T.M.
• Other Authors: SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Clostridium toxin; adolescent; adult; age; aged; article; Clostridium difficile infection; comparative effectiveness; controlled study; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic test; diagnostic test accuracy study; disease surveillance; female; hospital admission; hospital discharge; hospital infection; hospital patient; human; intermethod comparison; international classification of diseases; laboratory diagnosis; major clinical study; male; prediction; sensitivity analysis; sensitivity and specificity; Singapore; toxin analysis; Clostridium difficile; comparative study; diagnosis, measurement and analysis; health survey; methodology; middle aged; pseudomembranous colitis; standard; Age Factors; Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Laboratory Techniques and Procedures; Middle Aged; Population Surveillance; Sensitivity and Specificity
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161790
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0015603