Validation of discharge diagnosis codes to identify serious infections among middle age and older adults.

Andrew D WieseMarie R GriffinC Michael SteinWilliam SchaffnerRobert A GreevyEdward F MitchelCarlos G Grijalva

Published in: BMJ open (2018)

Discharge diagnosis codes have a high PPV for identifying hospitalisations for common, serious infections among middle age and older adults. PPV estimates for rare infections were imprecise.

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