Validation of Acute Gastroenteritis-related International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification Codes in Pediatric and Adult US Populations

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 May 23;70(11):2423-2427. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz846.

Abstract

International Classification of Diseases diagnostic codes are used to estimate acute gastroenteritis (AGE) disease burden. We validated AGE-related codes in pediatric and adult populations using 2 multiregional active surveillance platforms. The sensitivity of AGE codes was similar (54% and 58%) in both populations and increased with addition of vomiting-specific codes.

Keywords: acute gastroenteritis; methods; surveillance; validation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Child
  • Cost of Illness
  • Gastroenteritis* / diagnosis
  • Gastroenteritis* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • International Classification of Diseases*