Evaluation of surveillance methods for staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.
We compared passive surveillance and International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, codes for completeness of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS) surveillance in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, Minnesota, USA. TSS-specific codes identified 55% of cases compared with 30% by passive surveillance and were more sensitive (p = 0.0005, McNemar chi2 12.25).
Lesher
Lindsey
L
Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, 55164-0975, USA. lindsey.lesher@state.mn.us
Devries
Aaron
A
Danila
Richard
R
Lynfield
Ruth
R
D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000592:standards*; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology