Reliability of administrative data to identify sexually transmitted infections for population health: a systematic review.
Brian Edward DixonSaurabh RahurkarYenling HoJanet N ArnoPublished in: BMJ health & care informatics (2020)
While existing studies have used ICD codes to identify STI cases, their reliability is unclear. Further, available evidence from studies of PID suggests potentially large variation in the accuracy of ICD codes indicating the need for primary studies to evaluate ICD codes for use in STI-related public health research.