title: Evaluation of surveillance methods for staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, 55164-0975, USA. lindsey.lesher@state.mn.us
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lesher
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devries
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Danila
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lynfield
mesh_terms: 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