Volume 19, Number 12—December 2013
Research
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Surveillance during National Influenza Vaccination Campaign, New York, USA, 2009
Table 2
Use of primary and secondary diagnosis codes for GBS identified by SPARCS, New York State Department of Health GBS surveillance system, 2009–2010*
Diagnosis |
Total cases reported |
Confirmed/probable cases, no. (%) |
---|---|---|
Primary | 149 | 116 (78) |
Secondary | 70 | 14 (20) |
Total | 219 | 130 (59) |
*GBS, Guillain-Barré syndrome; SPARCS, Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System. SPARCS collects administrative data on all hospital discharges in state facilities.
1Current affiliation: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.