Low Sensitivity of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Coding for Culture-Confirmed Candidemia Cases in an Active Surveillance System: United States, 2019-2020.
Kaitlin BenedictJeremy A W GoldEmily N JenkinsJeremy RolandDevra BarterChristopher A CzajaHelen JohnstonPaula ClogherMonica M FarleyAndrew RevisLee H HarrisonLaura TourdotSarah Shrum DavisErin C PhippsChristina B FelsenBrenda L TesiniGabriela EscutiaRebecca PierceAlexia ZhangWilliam SchaffnerMeghan LymanPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
We evaluated healthcare facility use of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes for culture-confirmed candidemia cases detected by active public health surveillance during 2019-2020. Most cases (56%) did not receive a candidiasis code, suggesting that studies relying on ICD-10 codes likely underestimate disease burden.