title: Accuracy of ICD-10 codes for surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections, France.
abstract: The sensitivity and specificity of surveillance for Clostridium difficile infections according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, codes were compared with laboratory results as standard. Sensitivity was 35.6%; specificity was 99.9%. Concordance between the 2 methods was moderate. Surveillance based on ICD-10 codes underestimated the rate based on laboratory results.
authors.affiliation: Sainte-Antoine Hospital–Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France. gabbyj12@gmail.com
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Namik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taright
authors.forename: Pierre Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Boelle
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marty
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lalande
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barbut
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D055815:Young Adult