Underreporting and misclassification of RSV-coded hospitalization among adults in Denmark between 2015/16 to 2017/18.

Amanda Marie Egeskov-CavlingCaroline Klint JohannesenBirgitte LindegaardThea K Fischer

Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2023)

Our study showed that RSV is underreported among Danish adults using national register data. The study showed that the reliability of hospitalization data to estimate the burden of RSV among adults can be questioned and are sensitive to changes in practice over time, even with complete nationwide healthcare data. Studies based on healthcare data can be useful to observe trends and seasonality but to estimate the burden of RSV among adults, comprehensive prospective surveillance are recommended.

Keyphrases

healthcare
electronic health record
respiratory syncytial virus
big data
respiratory tract
primary care
risk factors
quality improvement
data analysis
health information
deep learning
affordable care act