Validating International Classification of Disease 10th Revision algorithms for identifying influenza and respiratory syncytial virus hospitalizations.
Mackenzie A HamiltonAndrew CalzavaraScott D EmersonMohamed DjebliMaria E SundaramAdrienne K ChanRafal KustraStefan D BaralSharmistha MishraJeffrey C KwongPublished in: PloS one (2021)
We identified two highly specific algorithms that best ascertain patients hospitalized with influenza or RSV. These algorithms may be applied to hospitalized patients if data on laboratory tests are not available, and will thereby improve the power of future epidemiologic studies of influenza, RSV, and potentially other severe acute respiratory infections.