Volume 18, Number 6—June 2012
Dispatch
Accuracy of ICD-10 Codes for Surveillance of Clostridium difficile Infections, France
Gabrielle Jones
, Namik Taright, Pierre Yves Boelle, Jeanne Marty, Valérie Lalande, Catherine Eckert, and Frédéric Barbut
, Namik Taright, Pierre Yves Boelle, Jeanne Marty, Valérie Lalande, Catherine Eckert, and Frédéric BarbutTable
Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of ICD-10 codes for Clostridium difficile infection, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France, 2000–2010*
| Classification | Bact+ | Bact– | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICD-10+ | 225 | 59 | 284 |
| ICD-10– | 407 | 316,342 | 316,749 |
| Total | 632 | 316,401 | 317,033 |
*Sensitivity 35.6%, specificity 99.9%, positive predictive value 79.2%, and negative predictive value 99.9%. Bact+, positive result for C. difficile; Bact–, negative result for C. difficle; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
