title: Improving case finding of invasive aspergillosis in children using string searches.
abstract: Surveillance for invasive Aspergillus (IA) in children is complex. We performed a retrospective study (2004-2013) using string searches of relevant terms within histopathology and radiology reports in efforts to improve detection of IA. Overall, 22 children met IA criteria, of whom 5 (23%) were only identified by string searches.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: sruti@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Sruti S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nadimpalli
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salsgiver
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Toole
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saiman
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Alla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babina
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D055744:Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Aspergillus; epidemiology; immunocompromised; string search; surveillance