Low Sensitivity of <i>International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision</i> Coding for Culture-Confirmed Candidemia Cases in an Active Surveillance System: United States, 2019–2020
Kaitlin Benedict, Jeremy A.W. Gold, Emily N Jenkins, Jeremy Roland, Devra Barter, Christopher A. Czaja, Helen Johnston, Paula Clogher, Monica M. Farley, Andrew Revis, Lee H. Harrison, Laura Tourdot, Sarah Shrum Davis, Erin C. Phipps, Christina B. Felsen, Brenda L. Tesini, Gabriela Escutia, Rebecca Pierce, Alexia Zhang, William Schaffner, Meghan Lyman
Abstract
Abstract We evaluated healthcare facility use of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes for culture-confirmed candidemia cases detected by active public health surveillance during 2019–2020. Most cases (56%) did not receive a candidiasis code, suggesting that studies relying on ICD-10 codes likely underestimate disease burden.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoding (social sciences)Public healthDiagnosis codePublic health surveillanceFamily medicinePediatricsGerontologyEnvironmental healthPathologyPopulationStatisticsMathematicsAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology