Impact of changing case definitions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization on pandemic metrics.

Claire N Shappell Michael Klompas Christina Chan Tom Chen Chanu Rhee

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)

Commonly used definitions for COVID-19 hospitalizations generate variable case counts and outcomes and differentiate poorly between primary or contributing versus incidental COVID-19 hospitalizations. Surveillance definitions that better capture and delineate COVID-19-associated hospitalizations are needed.

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